fredcpc
Guru
Just to confirm some dx(s) for our office superbill. Hypertensive cardiovascular disease with congestive heart failure is coded as 402.90 and 428.0. And congestive heart failure with hypertension is 402.91 and 428.0. Any feedback?
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Wiki Hypertensive part of Superbill
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mitchellde
True Blue
402.91 says "with mention of heart failure therefore both would be coded as 402.91 with the 428.0.
fredcpc
Guru
Hypertensive part of superbill
Thank you for the confirmation. How about Cardiomegaly with Hypertension? I feel it is a heart code plus 401.9. Any thoughts?
Thank you for the confirmation. How about Cardiomegaly with Hypertension? I feel it is a heart code plus 401.9. Any thoughts?
mitchellde
True Blue
from the OC 1 2010 guidelines:
8. “With”
The word “with” should be interpreted to mean “associated with” or “due to” when it appears in a code title, the Alphabetic Index, or an instructional note in the Tabular List.
Therefor cardiomegaly with hypertension is 402.90
8. “With”
The word “with” should be interpreted to mean “associated with” or “due to” when it appears in a code title, the Alphabetic Index, or an instructional note in the Tabular List.
Therefor cardiomegaly with hypertension is 402.90
fredcpc
Guru
Hypertensive Superbill
Thanks. you are life saver. So strange though, I found something that said exactly the opposite.
Thanks. you are life saver. So strange though, I found something that said exactly the opposite.
mitchellde
True Blue
The info you found may be old, this was a revision of the the guidelines effective Oct 1 2010.