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Wiki narcotic tolerance

Thread starter diane1217
Start date Oct 1, 2010

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diane1217

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Oct 1, 2010

coding for acute exacerbation of chronic pain admission, what is the correct ICD-9 for "narcotic tolerance"? I can only find 304.90, but don't want to imply dependence if that is not specifically documented.

Thanx for ANY help........

Diane

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