ICD9 for Recurrent Pneumonia in ICD-9-CM Coding Questions Forum

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ICD9 for Recurrent Pneumonia

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MM315	ICD9 for Recurrent Pneumonia	Lead	[-]
Posts: 29 May 4 10 8:07 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None I have a physician wanting to code 'recurrent pneumonia'... any suggestions. Pt is presenting with fever of unknown origin... My guess is I should use 'history of pneumonia??' as added dx. Thanks for the help.
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Posts: 2146 May 4 10 3:25 PM Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I have V12.61 as pneumonia recurrent but as a secondary code. Which is history of... Karen Habel, CDA, CMBSI, CDBSI Nothing I say shall be construed as legal advice; always check with your own financial or legal advisors for your specific situation.