Inpatient Facility Coding & Compliance Alert
Reader Questions:
Turn to 434.01 for Cerebral Thrombosis with Infarction
Published on Sat Jun 30, 2012
Question: A patient was admitted in a coma due to acute cerebrovascular thrombosis with cerebral infarction. Aphasia and right hemiparesis were also present. The coma cleared by the patient's third hospital day; the aphasia cleared by discharge, but the hemiparesis was still present. What diagnoses should I report?
Answer: The claim should include three diagnoses:
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