ICD-10:
Work With the Surgeon to Determine the Correct Cerebral Edema Diagnosis Code
Published on Thu May 14, 2015
Heads up: You’ll have multiple options beginning Oct. 1. When your provider administers anesthesia during a procedure to treat traumatic cerebral edema, you’ll need to work closely with the surgeon to determine the best ICD-10 diagnosis code. Here’s why: ICD-0 offers a single code for cerebral edema (348.5). ICD-10, however, includes multiple options for your consideration beginning Oct. 1. First [...]
