mholland
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If a patient presents to the ED w/789.01 - right upper quadrant pain and during the course of the exam the patient informs attending physician that he is currently being treated for pancreatic cancer, metastic to liver, which is documented by the ED physician and the ED physican documents that he will prescribe pain meds until his appointment w/his treating physician is the coder allowed to link pain in neoplasm or does the attending physician have to literally link the two in order to code 338.3 + 157.9, 1977 and 789.01? I was unable to find any information in Coding Clinic. Please open for discussion.
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mholland CPC
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mholland CPC