Mrsrpc
Guru
The patient had his status post metatarsal fracture, treated with internal fiixation. Patient has suffered pain due to hardware for the past six months.(The diagnosis is confirmed in the body of the report.) Patient's pain has been unresponsive to conservative treatment. We discussed the above-mentioned surgery, along with the potential risks and complications, and the patient understood and wished to proceed.
I chose G89.28 Other Chronic Postprocedure pain due to the documentation of 6 months duration of pain and failure to respond to conservative treatment. The answer is "acute" S89.18 I'm 100% certain I would make the same mistake again because is SPECIFICALLY stated 6 months of pain. How can I look at this so I don't make the same mistake again?
I chose G89.28 Other Chronic Postprocedure pain due to the documentation of 6 months duration of pain and failure to respond to conservative treatment. The answer is "acute" S89.18 I'm 100% certain I would make the same mistake again because is SPECIFICALLY stated 6 months of pain. How can I look at this so I don't make the same mistake again?