ICD-10 Coding:
Follow This Advice, Step Up Your Sequela Coding Game
Published on Thu Jun 17, 2021
There’s more to coding condition aftereffects that adding a seventh character. Many injuries and illnesses don’t end after their acute phase is over. Some can have aftereffects that can last years or even a lifetime. From a coding perspective, that can present numerous problems. Knowing when to use the seventh character, S, to indicate sequela for an injury code from [...]