A Quick Start Guide for Multi-Specialty Coders
Achalsia
In a patient with achalsia (530.0), the sphincter at the esophagus? lower end fails to properly relax, and the esophagus distends over time. In advanced cases of this esophageal motility disorder, the normal passage of food from the esophagus into the stomach becomes increasingly difficult, and the patient has trouble swallowing. Achalsia patients may also experience regurgitation of undigested food, chest pain, hiccups, difficulty belching, cough and weight loss.
Adenoiditis
When a patient?s nasopharyngeal lymphoid tissue becomes [...]
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