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Check Parenthetical Notes for Heart Disease, CHF Diagnoses

Published on Mon Aug 24, 2020

Question: A computed tomography (CT) scan of the heart indicates that the patient has hypertensive heart disease with acute systolic congestive heart failure (CHF). Which codes should we report for this condition? Louisiana Subscriber Answer: You should report I11.0 (Hypertensive heart disease with heart failure) and I50.21 (Acute systolic (congestive) heart failure) for this scenario. When it comes to understanding sequencing rules, [...]
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