AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1997 Second Quarter
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What is the appropriate sequencing of the diagnosis codes for a patient admitted for non-surgical treatment of bowel obstruction secondary to Crohn's disease? Is the bowel obstruction sequenced as the principal diagnosis or is the bowel obstruction considered an inherent part of the Crohn's disease and therefore not coded?
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