What does "Illness with threat to life or bodily function (MI, ARF, PE)" really mean?
I am not a pro coder, but I code for myself in NEUROLOGY. (..and I've done well in all my audits!)
Anyway, most of my patients have loss of function that does NOT sound so "in your face" dangerous as a PE of MI, but many of which issues are indicative of dysfunction that strikes to the core of what makes us human: mentation. Thus, I believe the patient with acute encephalopathy, progressive dementia, memory loss, etc. should all be considered HIGH in the risk table (risk of diagnosis) under the Medical Decision Making "third" of E&M coding.
Opinions??
I am not a pro coder, but I code for myself in NEUROLOGY. (..and I've done well in all my audits!)
Anyway, most of my patients have loss of function that does NOT sound so "in your face" dangerous as a PE of MI, but many of which issues are indicative of dysfunction that strikes to the core of what makes us human: mentation. Thus, I believe the patient with acute encephalopathy, progressive dementia, memory loss, etc. should all be considered HIGH in the risk table (risk of diagnosis) under the Medical Decision Making "third" of E&M coding.
Opinions??