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Oct 6th, 2009 - christy
Influenza A
If a patient is positive for influenza A but, not tested for Swine flu, should a coder use the new code 488.1? Physician has documented positive influenza A.
Oct 6th, 2009 - nmaguire 2,606
Flu
Code 488.1 includes the following:
2009 H1N1 [swine] influenza virus
novel 2009 influenza H1N1
novel H1N1 influenza
novel influenza A/H1N1
swine flu
Oct 6th, 2009 -
Yes
there is currently no seasonal flu activity in the US so a positive flu test now is H1N1 by default