Home Health ICD-9/ICD-10 Alert
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ACE LATE EFFECTS SEQUENCING WITH THIS HANDY CHART
Published on Mon Oct 26, 2009
Combination codes for stroke late effects won't always cover all the details. Proper sequencing is essential when coding for late effects. To keep your residuals in order, follow the steps in the flowchart below. Note: You'll find late effects diagnosis codes under the term "late" in the alphabetic index of your coding manual. This late effects sequencing chart was contributed by Lisa Selman-Holman, JD, BSN, RN, HCS-D, COS-C, consultant and principal of Selman-Holman & Associates and CoDR -- Coding Done Right in Denton, Texas.
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