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*Stridor is a high-pitched, wheezing sound caused by disrupted airflow. Stridor may also be called musical breathing or extrathoracic airway obstruction. Airflow is usually disrupted by a blockage in the larynx (voice box) or trachea (windpipe). | *Stridor is a high-pitched, wheezing sound caused by disrupted airflow. Stridor may also be called musical breathing or extrathoracic airway obstruction. Airflow is usually disrupted by a blockage in the larynx (voice box) or trachea (windpipe). | ||
{{ICD10 Guideline Symptoms not needed when cause known}} | {{ICD10 Guideline Symptoms not needed when cause known}} | ||
*{{Discussion}} This is the only code I could find for upper airway obstruction. Is this good enough to cover this diagnosis?--[[User:LKolesar|LKolesar]] 09:34, 2018 September 14 (CDT) | |||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | ||
*[[COPD, acute exacerbation]] | *[[COPD, acute exacerbation]] | ||