CDI Tips: Pregnancy and Mpox

CDI Tips: Pregnancy and Mpox

by | Jan 10, 2023 | CDI, Coding Tips

  The World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern on July 23rd, 2022. Following consultations with global experts, WHO began using a new preferred term, “mpox” as a synonym for monkeypox. Both names are...
Hepatic Encephalopathy

Hepatic Encephalopathy

by | Nov 22, 2022 | Coding Tips, Education & Training

Code K76.82 We now have a code (K76.82) for Hepatic Encephalopathy for FY 2023.  This includes documentation such as: “Hepatocerebral intoxication” and “Portal-systemic encephalopathy.”  It is important to note in the ICD-10-CM manual that we...
CDI Tips: Dementia

CDI Tips: Dementia

by | Nov 10, 2022 | Best Practices, CDI

Dementia: Will we need more queries? The short answer is yes! We need documentation of none, other, or a specified type of mood disorder.  But here is the long answer: “Dementia The ICD-10-CM classifies dementia (categories F01, F02, and F03) on the basis of the...