Question

A 63 year-old came in to the ed with severe shortness of breath and goes into respiratory failure. He was intubated and admitted for acute respiratory failure. Chest x-ray shows he has pleural effusion. What icd-10-cm code(s) is/are reported?

Answer 1

Answer:

R06.02

R06. 02 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of shortness of breath and is used to specify a medical diagnosis.

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