Viral Myocarditis due to COVID-19 (1Q 2025 Coding Clinic) There was a revision made to the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index, effective April 1, 2025 per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) during a recent...

Zero Balance Ultrafiltration/Z-BUF (1Q 2025 Coding Clinic)Ultrafiltration is used to maintain volume management and/or filter the blood in order to reduce the adverse effects of hemodilution during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Hyperkalemia is common while on CPB and...

Hepatorenal Syndrome with Acute Kidney Injury (1Q 2025 Coding Clinic)A patient presents with acute kidney injury (AKI) likely secondary to hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) secondary to metastatic breast cancer to the liver. Would AKI and HRS be reported separately or is AKI...

Jaundice and Premature Newborn (1Q 2025 Coding Clinic)Is it appropriate to assign code P59.0, Neonatal jaundice associated with preterm delivery, based on the newborn’s prematurity or must the provider document that the jaundice is due to the preterm delivery? The...

Breech Presentation with No Current Issues (1Q 2025 Coding Clinic)Is it appropriate to report a code for breech presentation for the newborn since he/she was not affected by the breech delivery? A newborn is delivered via C-section due to breech presentation. The...