tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2021 Issue Q4

You Be the Coder: Fancy a Code for Bird Fancier’s Lung

Question: A patient arrived at our ED with inflammation of the lungs, and was experiencing pain while breathing. He also had dry cough, chills, and a fever. The patient keeps and raises parakeets and pigeons as a hobby. After chest X-rays, the ED physician diagnosed the patient with bird fancier’s lung. How should we report this? Pennsylvania Subscriber Answer: Bird fancier’s lung (J67.2) falls under the J67.- (Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust) code family. The parent code, J67.-, carries a symbol that indicates an additional 4th character is required for proper reporting. While...

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