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Does the medical documentation have to state “old CVA” in order to use the sequelae (I69) codes for the LTC admission?

No, there is...

A patient is admitted to the LTC facility following treatment of an acute CVA. The patient made
a complete recovery from the CVA. She was diagnosed with progressive senile dementia, coronary art...

Any of the c...

The patient is transferred to LTC for physical therapy following a hospitalization for treatment of
an acute pelvic and clavicular fracture. How should the LTC stay be coded?

When a patie...

A patient is admitted to LTC following hospital treatment of a fracture of the right femur. The reason for the LTC admission is to allow the patient to regain strength and the fracture to heal. Wha...

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A resident in LTC facility develops a urinary tract infection (UTI), which is treated and resolved during the LTC stay. Should the UTI be coded?

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A resident returns to the LTC facility following hospital care for pneumonia. The physician’s orders
state, “continue IV antibiotics for 3 days,” after which time the resident is to have a...

Yes, the pne...

A nursing home resident is transferred to the hospital for treatment of pneumonia. She returns to the nursing home and is still receiving antibiotics for the pneumonia. However, the main reason she...

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A nursing home resident fell and was transferred to the hospital for treatment of a left wrist fracture. After inpatient surgical treatment of the fracture, he is returned to the nursing home where...

Code G30.9, ...

When patients are admitted to a nursing home for convalescence following an acute illness or injury, is code Z51.89, Encounter for other specified aftercare, appropriate? How would the condition th...

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When a patient is transferred from a hospital to a nursing home for continued recovery following an acute inferior wall myocardial infarction, what is the principal diagnosis at the nursing home? W...

In this case...