by Kristi Pollard | Jan 20, 2022 | Webinar Q&As
Q: Can you please clarify if you can code a condition listed in the past medical history if there is a medication for it on the medication list? For example, would you code a condition like hypertension if they were on meds but weren’t given that medication during an...
by Kristi Pollard | Jan 17, 2022 | Covid News, Webinar Q&As
Q: Is code U07.1 always sequenced first when a patient has a COVID-related condition?A: No. Sequencing for code U07.1 follows the circumstances of admission. If the patient was admitted and COVID-19 meets the definition of principal diagnosis, it should be sequenced...
by Kristi Pollard | Jan 10, 2022 | Covid News
As the COVID-19 virus continues to mutate, so do the codes and coding advice used to track this pandemic. So where do we go for the latest information on COVID-19 coding? Here are the resources we recommend bookmarking. Make sure you reference them frequently, as...
by Kristi Pollard | Jan 10, 2022 | Covid News
Coding Tip Sheet for COVID-19 (FY 2021, Effective 10/1/2021) Publication: Haugen Consulting GroupPublished on October 27, 2020 - Updated on January 10th, 2022 Coding Tip Sheet for...
by Kristi Pollard | Jan 10, 2022 | Covid News
COVID-19 Coding Decision Tree Publication: Haugen Consulting GroupPublished on October 27, 2020 - Updated on January 10th, 2022 COVID-19 Decision...