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It was identified this code is now being used for "upper resp tract infections" "bronchiolitis" "bronchitis" "Pneumonia" "asthma" cases!
ICD 10 codes are universal codes for payment. This code was created 10/1/19. The transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 was 10/2015. The previous ICD-9 code was for "other viral infections".
Interestingly, the "coronavirus outbreak" was not identified until 1/8/20, however, China claimed an "upper respiratory outbreak" 12/30/19. So this code was set up BEFORE the FF.
The case in question is a patient in US who admitted for "bronchiolitis" and in the medical record the MD noted code B34.2 "coronavirus infection"...however, the patient was not in the hospital more than 24hrs.
Why is this important? Because the word "coronavirus" is a blanket term for all viruses that share a common "crown-like" structure. So, there is no single "coronavirus"...also, it appears this specific virus, yet to have a name, was injected to this community in China which is how they infect groups for "study".
Coronaviruses have been around since 1937!
So, how could the MD in this case in the US determine it was a "coronavirus" if they never did any microbiology testing for it's structure???
How do you make something "epidemic"? You find a way to label patients with that specific diagnosis. How do you gather statistics? You have a specific code that can be pulled from all claims.
So, has there been a directive to physicians to use this specific code for payment of admissions for the range of diagnosis that fall under "upper respiratory infections"?
This is BIG faggots! I am not working in clinics or hospitals so I am not aware of any "directives" re: this code...but why would this MD randomly choose this NEW code that, of most medical professionals I know, didn't even know existed???
https://www.icd10data.com/search?s=coronavirus
https://www.webmd.com/lung/qa/what-is-a-coronavirus
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/256521.php#what-are-coronaviruses
The more you know......