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My doctor put anxiety usnpecified (icd-10 - f41.9) as my diagnosis. i asked the nurse why unspecified was misspelled, but she said it was something prefilled and not their fault. she apologized for the system. is this correct? anyone heard of this?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Spelling: As a doctor - I know that I do make spelling errors at times & at other times there are typo's. I am not sure if there was an error in the coding spelling or not. However, both systems & providers may not be perfect.

Answered 9/22/2020

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