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Occasionally newborns are admitted to our facility from birth, and stay well beyond the 29th day of life due to perinatal or congenital conditions. For reporting the attending physician services, i...
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During the birth admission, we understand that the attending pediatrician will be reporting a code from subcategory Z38.0-, Single liveborn infant, born in hospital. We are seeking clarification ab...
The speciali...
After delivery, a newborn went into respiratory arrest. The baby was resuscitated, and transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the same hospital. The neonatologist was responsible...
The neonatol...
A 34-week premature infant, who was delivered via cesarean section at Hospital A, was transferred to Hospital B for continued treatment. What code would the receiving facility (Hospital B) report? ...
Both the att...
A patient is admitted for treatment of spinal stenosis of the lumbar region with neurogenic claudication. How is neurogenic claudication due to lumbar spinal stenosis coded?
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The ICD-10-CM Index for Diseases lists the following: Emaciation (due to malnutrition) E41. The Tabular List of Diseases lists E41 as Nutritional Marasmus. If a physician documents Emaciation...
First, it sh...
Can code E40, Kwashiorkor or code E42, Marasmic kwashiorkor, be assigned to capture a diagnosis of severe malnutrition?
...No, do not a...
An infant was born at 37 weeks and five days gestation via low transverse cesarean section. The provider’s diagnostic statement listed, “Late preterm infant.” The ICD-10-CM does not provide a...
Do not assig...
A patient presents due to acute gastrointestinal bleed (GI). An esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) was performed, which showed gastric ulcers as well as portal hypertension. The physician...
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A patient, who has a past medical history of spinal stroke with residual bilateral lower extremity paralysis, now presents with abdominal pain. The physician documents “Spinal stroke of unk...
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