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Wiki nausea and dizziness
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hewitt
Expert
I do not know of a combo code. My understanding is that coding separately is the option. Should use an E code to designate adverse affect and/or medication. 
Loridaniell
Guest
Are the nausea and dizziness a symptom? Or are they the diagnosis?
edited portion: Sorry...just re read your post and noticed the "due to medication" portion.
edited portion: Sorry...just re read your post and noticed the "due to medication" portion.
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mitchellde
True Blue
If the medication was correctly taken by the patient then this is an adverse effect code all the effects followed by the E code for the adverse effect by substance (find this in the table of drugs and chemicals). If the patient took a medication incorrectly or some substance that was not prescribed or any medication with alcohol, then this is a poisoning, code the code for poisoning first, followed by the symptoms, followed by the E-code for accidental poisoning.
After reading the doctors notes she stated that the nausea and dizziness were from Zoloft withdrawl. I would not need an E code for that correct?
Would I just use 292.0 for drug withdrawl or would I also code the nausea and dizziness? It states withdrawal syndrome or symptoms so wouldn't those just be a symptom?
Thank you for helping I have only been doing this for a few months and am still unsure of a lot of diagnosis coding.
Would I just use 292.0 for drug withdrawl or would I also code the nausea and dizziness? It states withdrawal syndrome or symptoms so wouldn't those just be a symptom?
Thank you for helping I have only been doing this for a few months and am still unsure of a lot of diagnosis coding.
Manas maity
Networker
I would suggest that assign code for nausea and dizziness as the principal diagnosis. Additionally also assign code V58.69, and V15.81, Noncompliance with medical treatment, as additional diagnoses.
Code 292.0, Drug withdrawal syndrome, should be restricted for use for patients who is suffering from mental or behavioral disturbances due to drug withdrawal, regardless of the circumstances. This is just a withdrawal symptoms but not a poisoning or an adverse effect, so 'E` code is not reported.
Thanks!
Code 292.0, Drug withdrawal syndrome, should be restricted for use for patients who is suffering from mental or behavioral disturbances due to drug withdrawal, regardless of the circumstances. This is just a withdrawal symptoms but not a poisoning or an adverse effect, so 'E` code is not reported.
Thanks!