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== Additional Info ==
== Additional Info ==
*If, '''as is usually true''', the dissection is in the setting of an aortic aneurysm, then ALSO code the aneurysm, and link the two codes together.
*If, '''as is usually true''', the dissection is in the setting of an aortic aneurysm, then ALSO code the aneurysm, and link the two codes together.
* If the chart says the dissection happened due to an aortic ulcer, that is just a type of dissection and does not need to be coded separately. In the extremely unusual situation where an aortic erosion or ulcer is discovered without a dissection, code it under  [[Disorder of artery/arteries, NOS]].


== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==