ICD-10:
Differentiate Alkalosis, Acidosis to Find Correct Dx Code
Published on Fri Dec 07, 2018
Don’t mix up these two conditions. Maintaining an optimal level of carbon dioxide in the blood is essential to patients’ health, and too much or too little can create massive problems that the pulmonologist must address. When these conditions arise, you may be called upon to select codes describing acidosis or alkalosis – but first, you must know that these [...]
