Wiki Sternal pain

[JCampbell]

Can somone help me with the following:

Provider writes on the encounter form acute bronchitis, chronic sternal pain aggravated by cough. How would you code this? Would you code bronchitis along w/ sternal pain and cough?

Thanks in advance for any help that may be given!

 

[apotteiger]

Acute bronchitis with chronic sternal pain and cough

I would code acute bronchtiis followed by 786.51 for the sternal pain and 338.29 to describe the chronic pain. I would not code cough as it is integral to bronchitis.