ajanibaby@gmail.com
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Is there a code for Full code status, the patient want all measures to be taken to prevent death. Md is using Z78.9 but I don't believe this is correct can someone help me.
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Wiki Can Z78.9 be used for full code status
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mitchellde
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It is not something you would code at all. We would assume that every patient would desire the same unless otherwise noted on their chart. This is not a diagnosis, it is a desire, a state of mind, and not a code able issue and not something to communicate to a payer. In the inpatient setting, it is not something that is noted until the patient does not want life saving measures, then a notation is made and the patient is flagged.
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ajanibaby@gmail.com
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Thank you. I was trying to explain this to the doctor but he's insisting that Z78.9 is the correct code.