Severe abdominal pain-nausea and vomiting

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A 58-year-old presents today with severe abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting over the last day. Diarrhea has developed and the patient has abdominal cramping. The patient is unable to keep any food or liquids down. The patient states she attended a cookout and had some raw clams. No medicines were tried at home. Patient is diagnosed with food poisoning due to salmonella. The physician orders a suppository to help with the nausea. How would this encounter be coded?

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