tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2022 Issue Q2

You Be the Coder: Can You Code This Asthma Scenario?

Question: A patient who says they have a long history of mild persistent asthma presents to your emergency department with coughing, wheezing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. The patient also complains they’re experiencing symptoms associated with their hay fever allergy. After a physical examination, the ED physician diagnoses the patient with an acute exacerbation of their mild persistent asthma due to hay fever. Which code or codes should we report for this visit? Arizona Subscriber Answer: For this scenario, you’ll assign J45.31 (Mild persistent asthma with (acute) exacerbation) and J30.1 (Allergic rhinitis due to...

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