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Coding and CDI Tips
CDI Tips & Friendly Reminders: Sepsis
SepsisSepsis: A clinical systemic, dysregulated host response to infection. It causes extensive inflammation throughout your body that can lead to organ failure and shock if not treated with early intervention. The term sepsis covers a broad group of conditions:...
Coding Corner Tips: Obesity Classes
Obesity ClassesNew Codes Implemented October 1, 2024: Code Assignment for Describing E66.81, Obesity class: E66.811, Obesity, class 1 (BMI of 30–34.9 kg/m², considered low risk) E66.812, Obesity, class 2 (BMI of 35–39.9 kg/m², considered moderate risk) E66.813,...
Coding Corner Tips: Bulimia Nervosa
Bulimia NervosaNew Codes Implemented October 1, 2024: Code Assignment for Describing the Severity of the Bulimia: F50.20, Bulimia nervosa, unspecified. F50.21, Bulimia nervosa, mild; with 1-3 episodes of inappropriate compensatory behavior per week. F50.22, Bulimia...
Coding Corner Tips: Recrudescence of a Prior Stroke
Recrudescence of a Prior StrokePer Coding Clinic, Second Quarter 2024: Recrudescence of an infarction refers to the recurrence of stroke-related deficits from a previous/old stroke. Therefore, it is appropriate to assign sequela(e) codes for conditions documented as...
Coding Corner Tips: Toxic and Metabolic Encephalopathy
Toxic and Metabolic Encephalopathy Per Coding Clinic, Second Quarter 2024: When a patient has both toxic encephalopathy and metabolic encephalopathy and they are due to TWO SEPARATE CAUSES, both should be coded. Code Example: A patient presented to the...
Coding Corner Tips: Cerebral Petechial Hemorrhage
Cerebral Petechial Hemorrhage Per Coding Clinic, Second Quarter 2024: Definition: A petechial hemorrhage of the brain is the same as a hemorrhagic stroke therefore, a separate code is assigned for intracerebral hemorrhage when the provider documents a...