Reader Questions:
Look to T Category for This Chemo Complication
Published on Thu Apr 04, 2024
Question: A patient experiences throat pain from vomiting following chemotherapy. In addition to coding for these conditions, which of the following should I use: T45.1X1- or T45.1X5? Colorado Subscriber Answer: Code choice in this situation depends on whether your provider made an error in the prescription or the administration of the drug. You would use T45.1X5- (Adverse effect of antineoplastic and immunosuppressive [...]