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aspiration bronchitis

aspiration bronchitis

Is there a difference between aspiration bronchitis and aspiration pneumonia?  I am a coder and when I tried to code adp. bronchitis, I keep coming up with asp. pneumonia.  When a person aspirates do they always develop pneumonia?  Thanks for your help.
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There is no code for aspiration bronchitis or aspiration laryngitis, although these definitely exist.  Bronchitis means, limited to the bronchi.  Pneumonia indicates involvement of the lung substance (parenchyma) itself, beyond the bronchi.
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