You Be the Coder:
Know How to Differentiate Acute from Chronic
Published on Mon Mar 09, 2020
Question: When should I code for an acute form of a condition as opposed to a chronic form? I can’t find any clarification in ICD-10, but I seem to remember that anything under four weeks is regarded as acute and anything over four weeks would be coded as chronic? Is this true? North Carolina Subscriber Answer: You are correct in [...]