Q: For some reason, I was under the impression that a query could be answered by any healthcare provider, even one just doing a review of the case (a fellow hospitalist, for instance). I know that a treatment provider is, of course, the way to go but was wondering about this as...Read More »
Q: Should we query for the specific pulmonary exacerbation of cystic fibrosis (CF)? Coding Clinic states that the exacerbation of CF should be listed first.
A: ICD-9-CM codes for CF (i.e., 277.00-277.03) are combination codes. ICD-9-CM code 277....Read More »
Q:A patient with a long history of Type I diabetes is admitted after a syncopal episode. Urine culture grows greater than 100,000 E. coli, and the physician documents a diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) treated with PO Bactrim. If the physician documents the...Read More »
Can a patient have encephalopathy after a surgery? For example, a patient post surgery becomes confused and ends up being transferred from the medical/surgical floor to the ICU and began receiving high doses of pain medication via IV. However, the patient recovers well and the confusion...Read More »
