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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
*Do NOT use this code for COPD -- which is a clinical diagnosis | |||
*This code represents anatomical findings -- usually identified by chest imaging | |||
*It is meant for pulmonary bullae or emphysema '''without''' COPD. For example, use this code for: | |||
**Localized or regional pulmonary bullae -- as might occur singly, or biapically in [[Ankylosing Spondylitis]] | |||
**Emphysematous lung changes found serendipitously (e.g. by imaging) in someone without COPD symptoms | |||
**Regional bullous or emphasematous changes | |||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | ||
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== Related CCI Codes == | == Related CCI Codes == | ||
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