The patient is an 89-year-old man with advanced COPD who was admitted to the hos

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The patient is an 89-year-old man with advanced COPD who was admitted to the hospital complaining of cough, shortness of breath, and fever. It was determined that he was suffering from COPD with acute bronchitis. He is supplemental oxygen dependent and also has corpulmonale. He was treated with bronchodilators, antibiotics, and a tapering dose of steroids. The patient was on "do not resuscitate" (DNR) status. The patient was becoming progressively weaker with more respiratory distress. During this hospital stay, the family members decided to initiate comfort care measures after speaking with the physician about the patient's prognosis. The family elected to receive hospice care and took the patient home to receive home end-of-life and comfort care. what are the ICD-10-CM codes

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2017/18 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J80

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