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AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2020 Issue 1; Ask the Editor

Acute Upper and Lower Respiratory Infection

The patient was admitted and diagnosed with both acute upper and acute lower respiratory infection. The upper respiratory infection is assigned to code J06.9, Acute upper respiratory infection, unspecified. The lower respiratory infection is assigned to code J22, Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection. Category J06 excludes “acute respiratory infection NOS (J22),” and code J22 excludes “upper respiratory infection (acute) (J06.9).” When the patient has both an unspecified acute upper and acute lower respiratory infection, what code is assigned since the code assignments are mutually exclusive? ...

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