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Need other's opinions. Can anyone tell me if diverticulitis with abscess would be coded as 562.11 and 569.5?
Thanks for any help.
Thanks for any help.
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Wiki ICD9 for diverticulitis with abscess
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Unless you have the exact area of the diverticulitis (like the small intestine, duodenum, or jejunum, ETC for 562.01 instead) those are the codes I would use.