scicchitanoa
Networker
How do you code "cow milk intolerance" in a newborn?
Thanks!!!!
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Wiki cow milk intolerance - how do you code?
- Thread starter scicchitanoa
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EARREYGUE
Guru
I would probably go with 579.8
apeck
Guest
I would go with 271.3, intolerance or malabsorption (congential) of lactose.
RebeccaWoodward*
True Blue
I tend to lean with apeck....
271.3= "These deficiencies are a category of digestive problems in which the enzyme needed to properly digest a type of sugar called disaccharide is not produced in sufficient amounts, resulting in an inability to absorb it. This disorder may present as lactose intolerance, which causes abdominal bloating and cramping, excessive gas, nausea, and diarrhea when milk products are consumed."
271.3= "These deficiencies are a category of digestive problems in which the enzyme needed to properly digest a type of sugar called disaccharide is not produced in sufficient amounts, resulting in an inability to absorb it. This disorder may present as lactose intolerance, which causes abdominal bloating and cramping, excessive gas, nausea, and diarrhea when milk products are consumed."
scicchitanoa
Networker
Thank you all for your responses!!!!!