Should this be coded as CHF or Pleural Effusion?
X-RAY CHEST
REASON FOR EXAM: Male, 50 years old. Congestive heart failure.
TECHNIQUE: Frontal and lateral views of the chest.
COMPARISON: 11/23/14 ___________________________________
FINDINGS: Moderate lung volumes. Diffuse interstitial prominence which may be fibrosis and/or congestion and pulmonary edema. Bilateral small pleural effusions, right is larger than on previous studies. Faint focal pulmonary opacities in both upper lobes are seen unchanged with mass not excluded. CT scan recommended. Atelectasis in both lung bases. Normal size heart. Normal mediastinum and hila. Normal visualized pulmonary arteries. Normal visualized aortic arch and descending thoracic aorta.
Normal visualized thoracic spine. Normal visualized ribs, clavicles, and shoulders.
There is no demonstrated abnormality of the visualized soft tissue structures of the upper abdomen. ___________________________________
IMPRESSION: Congestion and pulmonary edema and/or fibrosis. Bilateral pleural effusions, increased on the right. Focal opacities in the upper lobes. CT scan recommended.
X-RAY CHEST
REASON FOR EXAM: Male, 50 years old. Congestive heart failure.
TECHNIQUE: Frontal and lateral views of the chest.
COMPARISON: 11/23/14 ___________________________________
FINDINGS: Moderate lung volumes. Diffuse interstitial prominence which may be fibrosis and/or congestion and pulmonary edema. Bilateral small pleural effusions, right is larger than on previous studies. Faint focal pulmonary opacities in both upper lobes are seen unchanged with mass not excluded. CT scan recommended. Atelectasis in both lung bases. Normal size heart. Normal mediastinum and hila. Normal visualized pulmonary arteries. Normal visualized aortic arch and descending thoracic aorta.
Normal visualized thoracic spine. Normal visualized ribs, clavicles, and shoulders.
There is no demonstrated abnormality of the visualized soft tissue structures of the upper abdomen. ___________________________________
IMPRESSION: Congestion and pulmonary edema and/or fibrosis. Bilateral pleural effusions, increased on the right. Focal opacities in the upper lobes. CT scan recommended.