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The conditions are listed on the assessment. Just that. I will delete 401.9 because there is a CKD reported and the the automatic relationship is there, but I'm confused about the final coding when all the other conditions are present.
The conditions are listed on the assessment. Just that. I will delete 401.9 because there is a CKD reported and the the automatic relationship is there, but I'm confused about the final coding when all the other conditions are present.
I am trying to convey that coding cannot be correctly assigned without the actual documentation of the encounter . If you assigning your codes just based a listing like this then there is no way to know if you are correct and no way for anyone to advise you as to what is correct