Thread: What is "NOS"?
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Old May 23, 2012, 02:52 PM
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I would just like to concur with the others above. NOS means Not Otherwise Specified. I had to learn these diagnoses as a nurse. NOS in never used alone. It is always used to modify a word behind it, as others above have explained.

I think it is a good idea to ask the pdoc to verbalize exactly what he is diagnosing. And show you a written version.
Thanks for this!
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