Wiki Coding for a shot

[KaitlynEFitch]

If someone comes in and they have dermatitis, so we give them a shot due to the dermatitis causing pruritis (itching), would I code the pruritis as the reason for the shot, or the dermatitis? I do the dermatitis because it is the definitive diagnosis, but I am not sure if I should use a symptom code for the link instead.

 

[kumeena]

If you have a definitative diagnosis do not need to code for signs and symptoms.

 

[missykirshner]

If you have a definitive diagnosis, you should always use that.

 

[KaitlynEFitch]

Thank you. What about assumptive diagnoses?

Say a patient comes in for itching and redness and the doctor diagnoses them with T captits, and never does a test to confirm the TCap. Is it a definitive diagnosis that I can use?