From the coding and CDI perspective, sepsis can be one of the trickiest diagnoses. Here are a few things coders wish physicians knew about sepsis documentation and coding.Read More »
by Alba Kuqi, MD, CICA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CSMC
Codes for symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions from Chapter 18 of the ICD-10-CM coding manual cannot be used as principal diagnosis or reasons for outpatient encounters when related diagnosis has been established, they...Read More »
by Alba Kuqi, MD, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CICA, CSCM
Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-Cove)....Read More »
The qSOFA is often used as a predictive assessment to determine if a patient has sepsis, allowing the hospital to start the various sepsis care measures faster and potentially save more lives. A new study published in...Read More »
Q: If Type 2 myocardial infarction (MI) and demand ischemia are both documented, should I code only Type 2 MI based on the Excludes 1 note found in the Tabular List under demand ischemia?
