Report I21.A9 for Type 3 MIs. When you report myocardial infarctions (MIs) in your practice, you must consider multiple details including the type of MI, the age, and whether it is initial or subsequent. If you don’t get this information [...]
Also, do you know how to code a healed MI? Knowing how to code a myocardial infarction (MI), also known as a heart attack, is a crucial skill for coders across many specialties. EDs, of course, are no exception, as [...]
Plus, find out how to code the condition after it heals. Knowing how to code a myocardial infarction (MI), also known as a heart attack, is a crucial skill for coders across many specialties. The condition and coding may seem [...]
Do you know how to code for a healed MI? Patient’s reporting to the ED for treatment of an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) can confuse even the most seasoned coder. Why? When choosing a diagnosis code, the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines [...]
Hint: For old or healed MI, report I25.2. When it comes to coding for acute myocardial infarctions (AMIs), the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting give you a lot of rules to follow. It can be hard to keep [...]
Question: Following a computed tomography (CT) scan of a patient’s heart, the provider diagnosed the patient with hypertensive heart disease with acute systolic congestive heart failure (CHF). What codes should we report for the patient’s condition? Maine Subscriber Answer: You’ll report I11.0 [...]
Look to the I21 code series in most cases. Chest pain is one of the most common reasons that people visit EDs, and although not every patient presenting with this symptom will be diagnosed with a myocardial infarction (MI), it’s [...]
Remember: If type 1 NSTEMI evolves to STEMI, report the appropriate STEMI code. When you look in the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, you will see multiple instructions for reporting different types of cardiology diagnoses. Myocardial infarctions (MIs), [...]
Question: I’m trying to learn when I can report an ICD-10-CM code for an intraoperative or postprocedural cerebrovascular accident (CVA). According to the medical documentation, my cardiologist performed an aortic valve replacement on a patient with severe aortic valve stenosis. [...]
Question: I’m trying to learn when I can report an ICD-10-CM code for an intraoperative or postprocedural cerebrovascular accident (CVA). According to the medical documentation, my cardiologist performed an aortic valve replacement on a patient with severe aortic valve stenosis. [...]
