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e) Screening for COVID-19 For asymptomatic individuals who are being screened for COVID-19 and have no known exposure to the virus, and the test results are either unknown or negative, assign code Z11.59, Encounter for screening for other viral diseases. For individuals who are being
18 mar 2020 · If COVID-19 is documented as being associated with a lower respiratory infection, not otherwise specified (NOS), or an acute respiratory infection, NOS, this should be assigned with primary code U07.1 COVID-19, followed by J22 Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection. If the COVID-19 is documented
COVID-19 virus can be diagnosed either by confirmatory testing or by clinical certainty. Code first ICD-10-CM U07.1 COVID-19, followed by the disease, condition or manifestation associated with the COVID-19 virus. For testing and testing-related services, one of the Z codes listed below should be assigned when the COVID-19 test is negative.
Answer: Diagnosis code B34.2, Coronavirus infection, unspecified, would generally not be appropriate for the COVID-19, because the cases have universally been respiratory in nature, so the site of infection would not be “unspecified.”
1 kwi 2020 · Screening for COVID-19 For asymptomatic individuals who are being screened for COVID-19 and have no known exposure to the virus, and the test results are either unknown or negative, assign code Z11.59, Encounter for screening for other viral diseases.
the coding and sequencing instructions in the Tabular List and Alphabetic Index of ICD-10-CM, but provide additional instruction. Adherence to these guidelines when assigning ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes is required under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
For individuals who are being screened due to a possible or actual exposure to COVID-19, see guideline for Exposure to COVID-19. Asymptomatic individual is screened for COVID-19 and tests positive, assign code U07.1, COVID-19. Z20.828, Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other viral communicable diseases, as an additional code.
