by Kristi Pollard | Jun 15, 2022 | Webinar Q&As
Q: When a patient has sepsis due to COVID-19, is the sepsis code always sequenced first?A: No. Sequencing depends on whether the sepsis was present on admission and meets the definition of principal diagnosis. If a patient presented with a COVID-19 infection and...
by Kristi Pollard | Jun 15, 2022 | Webinar Q&As
Q: Can you code “mild” valve conditions from an echocardiogram report? A: Before assigning a code for a valvular condition, regardless of the documented severity, the coder should determine if the condition meets the definition of an additional diagnosis as outlined...
by Kristi Pollard | Jun 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
Have you ever wondered about the default codes guideline for ICD-10-CM? Guideline I.A.18. states: A code listed next to a main term in the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index is referred to as a default code. The default code represents that condition that is most commonly...
by Kristi Pollard | May 18, 2022 | Webinar Q&As
Q: What is the difference between the proximal humerus and proximal shaft of humerus? Which part of the humerus should be coded? A: Proximal shaft means the upper end of the shaft, but not quite to the proximal end of the bone. A fracture of the proximal shaft is...
by Kristi Pollard | Apr 22, 2022 | Webinar Q&As
Q: How is renovascular hypertension coded? Is it classified to category I12?A: No, renovascular hypertension is classified to category I15 rather than I12. It is not the same as hypertensive CKD. Q: Which stage of heart failure isn't coded using the heart failure...
