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Coding and CDI Tips
CDI Tips: Pregnancy and Mpox
Most patients will not be admitted to the hospital with mpox, but some patients with weakened immune systems, children under age 8, and pregnant or breastfeeding women can experience serious illness.
Coding Tips: New Codes for Acute Respiratory Acidosis
New codes related to respiratory acidosis are now in place. Acute respiratory acidosis is now indexed to J96.02 (Acute respiratory failure with hypercapnia). Chronic respiratory acidosis is now indexed to J96.12 (Chronic respiratory failure with hypercapnia)....
Coding Tips: New Code for Hepatic Encephalopathy
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 are to Code Also...
Coding Tips: Hypercholesterolemia and Hyperlipidemia
Providers often use the terms hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia interchangeably. Technically, hyperlipidemia is a high or elevated lipid/fat level in the blood. High blood cholesterol is a lipid disorder. As a result, when hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia...
Coding Tips: Light Meconium-stained Fluid
Meconium gives the amniotic fluid a greenish color. This is called meconium staining. Coding Clinic, Second Quarter 2022 clarifies ‘light meconium-stained fluid’ and how to code it. The presence of any meconium staining may indicate fetal distress, therefore code...
Coding Tips: The Eliquis Coding Conundrum
Eliquis can be used as an anticoagulant or an antithrombotic. When a patient is on Eliquis long-term, it can be a coding conundrum. As published in Coding Clinic, Second Quarter 2022, ICD-10-CM classifies Eliquis as an anticoagulant medication. Therefore, if...