tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2018 Issue 6

You Be the Coder: Can You Code This COPD Diagnosis?

Question: A patient who has had COPD for nine years presented to our ED with serious difficulty breathing. Upon examination, the ED physician found a collection of mucus in the patient's throat. She had the patient use an Acapella device to expel the mucus so it didn't get caught in his throat anymore. The patient brought up the phlegm and his breathing became clearer. Which diagnosis codes apply? Supercoder.com Subscriber Answer: Although this scenario sounds like it would require multiple codes, in this situation, just one code should do the trick: you'll report J44.1 (Chronic obstructive pulmonary...

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