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Coding and CDI Tips
Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome
Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome, just as it sounds, is a condition causing severe, recurrent bouts of nausea, vomiting (sometimes up to 20 times a day), and abdominal pain in some long-term, heavy cannabis users, with symptoms resolving...
CDI Tips: Chronic Kidney Disease
CDI Solutions • Tips & Friendly Reminders • Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic Kidney Disease ◆ Definition A persistent and usually progressive, irreversible loss of kidney function. Duration Criteria Abnormalities are usually present > 3 months per KDIGO. Often...
Diabetes in Remission
Diabetes in Remission A code for Diabetes in Remission is available for use starting with October 1, 2025 discharges/visits. Code E11A (Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications in remission) will be valid. People with type 2 diabetes should be considered “in...
CDI Tips: COVID-19
CDI Solutions • Tips & Friendly Reminders • COVID-19 COVID-19 ◆ Definition Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) refers to a group of respiratory illnesses caused by infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Since the emergence of the initial Alpha variant, multiple...
Malignant Inflammatory Neoplasm of Breast
Malignant Inflammatory Neoplasm of Breast New codes starting October 1, 2025 for malignant inflammatory neoplasm of breast. This condition may be seen in documentation as Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC). This is a rare and aggressive type of breast cancer where the...
CDI Tips: Diabetes Mellitus
Topic: Diabetes Mellitus Definition: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is the body’s inability to process and regulate blood sugar. It is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose, which leads over time to serious damage to blood vessels,...