As of January 21, 2020, a total of 2,711 hospitalized EVALI cases or deaths have been reported to CDC. In response to recent occurrences of vaping related disorders, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is implementing a new diagnosis code into the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth …
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ICD-10 CM has no medical coding guidelines or classifications for vaping / e-cigarette use. With the increase use and illnesses being reported, alternatives need to be used to report these diagnoses until ICD-10 approves specific codes. Some codes you could possibly use would include J69.1 – Pneumonitis due to inhalation of oils and essences T40.7 …
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