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Cardiology Coding:

Report Certain Deficits With Specific Dx Codes

Published on Fri Feb 27, 2026

Question: A cardiologist documented that a patient has cognitive deficits after and due to a nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage. How do I code this condition? Is there a single code I can report or do I need a primary and additional diagnosis code?  South Carolina Subscriber Answer: According to ICD-10-CM guidelines, you should look to a code in category I69-. Specifically, [...]
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