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Do you code a primary code "by history" as if it existed? Providers who use this phrase have told me to code it as current because by history means another provider recognized the symptoms and diagnosed it but the symptoms are not conclusive at this time. I do behavioral health coding, so an example would be bipolar d/o NOS by history. I cannot find a written guideline. Note--I'm not referring to "History Of..." codes. Could anyone please help? Thanks. Sharon Giddens, CPC
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