by Kristi Pollard | Feb 17, 2022 | Webinar Q&As
Q: For a patient with a history of breast cancer, who is taking tamoxifen, do we code this as a current cancer or use the “history of” Z code?A: Tamoxifen, while often used to treat early-stage disease, after treatment, to prevent recurrence or a new cancer in the...
by Kristi Pollard | Jan 24, 2022 | Webinar Q&As
Q: We were originally educating the coders at our facility to code removal of internal fixation device from the joint per Coding Clinic 2Q 2017 pgs. 23-24 however a correction was issued in Coding Clinic 2Q2019 that states to use body part of vertebrae. But you’re...
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...
