The American Medical Association (AMA) and the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organization (IHTSDO) announced a new collaborative agreement to coordinate on the design and development of their respective coding and terminology products, according to an October 28...Read More »
Q: I have a question about coding a medically-induced coma, for example, a patient on a Precedex drip for alcohol withdrawal, supported with mechanical ventilation, and intensive nursing care.Read More »
Q: A patient with aspiration pneumonia and acute respiratory failure received treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to the physician documentation but there isn’t any documentation for clinical indicators for COPD. Should we be clarifying for this...Read More »
The Cooperating Parties made revisions to the 2017 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting to explain how bilateral conditions should be reported when the two sides are treated during separate encounters, as well as what codes would be appropriate once one side has been...Read More »
Q: What is the meaning of the addition to the 2017 Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting related to clinical validation? The new statement reads:
“The assignment of the diagnosis code is based upon the provider’s diagnostic statement that the condition...Read More »
Q: We are getting a number of patients who are admitted for a three-day inpatient stay for tikosyn-loading due to atrial fibrillation (a fib). The DRG weight is very low for these patients, whose diagnosis is usually chronic or persistent a fib. I am wondering if there is any...Read More »
