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Understanding COPD and pneumonia sequencing

With all the hoopla over sepsis, pressure ulcers, and diabetes coding, there’s a little gem of coding advice that has been overlooked since ICD-10 was released: pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Adrienne Commeree, CPC, CPMA, CCS, CEMC, CPIP, writes about these changes and helps to decipher the new guideline changes.

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