cpccoder2008
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I'm coding this inpatient chart and having trouble with the diagnosis.
PRINCIPAL DISCHARGE DIAGNOSES:
1. Shortness of breath secondary to bilateral malignant pleural effusion, status post Pleurx catheter placement.
2. Newly diagnosed right upper lobe adenocarcinoma, probably lung cancer versus metastatic prostate cancer.
SECONDARY DISCHARGE DIAGNOSES:
1. Metastatic prostate cancer being followed by ______ hospital.
Throughout the stay the prostate cancer is being referred to as metastatic prostate cancer with mets to the bone and liver. I may be reading into this wrong but after looking at the discharge it seems to be as if the lung cancer is primary with mets to prostate, bone and liver. Would I be correct to say I would use 162.4 as principle and 511.81, 198.82 and 198.5 as secondary ?
Thanks
PRINCIPAL DISCHARGE DIAGNOSES:
1. Shortness of breath secondary to bilateral malignant pleural effusion, status post Pleurx catheter placement.
2. Newly diagnosed right upper lobe adenocarcinoma, probably lung cancer versus metastatic prostate cancer.
SECONDARY DISCHARGE DIAGNOSES:
1. Metastatic prostate cancer being followed by ______ hospital.
Throughout the stay the prostate cancer is being referred to as metastatic prostate cancer with mets to the bone and liver. I may be reading into this wrong but after looking at the discharge it seems to be as if the lung cancer is primary with mets to prostate, bone and liver. Would I be correct to say I would use 162.4 as principle and 511.81, 198.82 and 198.5 as secondary ?
Thanks