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I would recommend using V71.4 Observation following other accident. There are Coding Clinic references associated with this code that would support this code assignment in the scenario you described.... [ Read More ]
I have an ED patient who presents with foot pain after kicking a dog.
I have looked at many E codes and I can't find any that I really like.
E917 series I don't think works out.
E019 series I don... [ Read More ]
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Thanks everyone I appreciate the input and no that's not the only E code I'm coding but the only one we were disputing. I had also coded E000.0 done for income, E849.1 farm and E029.9 ... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="grothrock, post: 157425, member: 103387"]The HPI document states:right hand pain. Onset: 1 Day(s) ago. Severity level is 6. It occurs constantly and is worsening. Location: right hand. Ha... [ Read More ]