Coding and CDI Tips
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Coding and CDI Tips
Coding Tips: Anosognosia
Anosognosia, also called lack of insight, is a neurological condition in which the individual is unaware of, and unable to accept their neurological deficit or psychiatric condition. It is associated with mental illness, dementia, and structural brain lesions, such as...
Coding Tips: Presymptomatic Diabetes Mellitus
Subcategory E10.A, Type 1 diabetes mellitus, presymptomatic, has been created with new codes to capture distinct stages of presymptomatic type 1 diabetes (T1D) mellitus. Presymptomatic T1D consists of the presence of islet autoantibodies or biomarkers that attack...
Coding Tips: Complication and Comorbidities
Homelessness codes in the SDOH section of ICD-10-CM are now Complications/Comorbidities effective with October 1, 2024 discharges. The reason? There is a higher average cost to care for such individuals.Z59.10- Inadequate housing, unspecified Z59.11- Inadequate...
Coding Tips: Cement and Fat Pulmonary Artery Embolisms
Two new codes have been created at subcategory I26.0, Pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale, to capture cement embolism of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonale (I26.03), and fat embolism of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonale (I26.04).Pulmonary cement...
Coding Tip: COVID Guidelines
As of April 2025, documentation of a positive COVID-19 test alone no longer confirms a diagnosis of COVID-19. Provider documentation is REQUIRED. Note the verbiage that has been removed from the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. Code only confirmed cases:...
CDI Tips: Functional Quadriplegia
Explore the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for Acute Tubular Necrosis, a severe disability caused by a condition that does not involve the spinal cord.Describes a complete inability to move due to severe disability caused by a condition that does not involve...