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Q&A: Can I code a diagnosis of pneumonia when the nurse practitioner initiated antibiotics for a documented reason of pneumonia, but there was not a chest x-ray completed to confirm the diagnosis?
Question: Can I code a diagnosis of pneumonia when the nurse practitioner initiated antibiotics for a documented reason of pneumonia, but there was not a chest x-ray completed to confirm the diagnosis? Answer from Carol...