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The Official ICD-10-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting in the chapter on the perinatal period state, “For coding and reporting purposes the perinatal period is defined as before birt...
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Do two conditions have to be listed together in the diagnostic statement in order to assume an association?
...It is not re...
We are considering developing internal coding guidelines and obtaining medical staff approval to code acute blood loss anemia. The guidelines would specify lab values pre- and post-surgery, as well...
No, it is no...
Can you help with coding disputes with payers when they don’t follow Coding Clinic advice or the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting?
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When coding a physician’s services provided during inpatient hospitalization, which set of coding guidelines is applicable, the inpatient or outpatient guidelines? I’m particularly interested b...
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Is it appropriate to report codes for diagnoses recorded as “evidence of cerebral atrophy” and “appears to be a nasal fracture,” when documented on outpatient radiology reports?
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External causes of morbidity coding may require up to four codes to identify the cause of injury, the intent of the injury (accident versus intentional), the place of injury, and the person’s sta...
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ICD-10-CM provides codes to identify the Glasgow coma scale (GCS) score. When the patient presents with a traumatic brain injury (TBI), these codes are used in conjunction with the specific codes d...
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A patient with left lung cancer presents for bronchoscopic placement of fiducial marker to target the left lung tumor. The fiducial marker was placed; the patient was discharged and scheduled for C...
The radiolog...
A patient presented to the hospital with a large right perihilar mass. She was not a surgical candidate, and had fiducial marker placement and endoscopic transbronchial needle aspiration biopsy of ...
The radiolog...