kumeena
True Blue
Can we code for family Hx (Ex aunt breast Ca, uncle MI/CAD) in a primary clinic
Thank you
Thank you
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Wiki family Hx codes
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feliciathomas
Networker
If the code is relevant, I don't see why you wouldn't 
kumeena
True Blue
how do you determine "aunt" (mom's sibling/father's sibling) if patient's (female)uncle's(father's brother) wife has cancer i don't think you can code Family Hx.
doctor doesn't write whether it is mother/father's sister or someone else.
Seems very confusing. Maybe someoneelse out ther can help me
Thank you
doctor doesn't write whether it is mother/father's sister or someone else.
Seems very confusing. Maybe someoneelse out ther can help me
Thank you
Anna Weaver
Guest
family history
I have always understood family history to mean direct line. Your father's brother is a direct line. His wife however, is not. That's why they usually don't count cousins and such, the line is not direct.
I have always understood family history to mean direct line. Your father's brother is a direct line. His wife however, is not. That's why they usually don't count cousins and such, the line is not direct.