Q: What is a neobladder reconstruction and how is this procedure reported in ICD-10-PCS?
A: Neobladder reconstruction is the surgical construction of a new bladder using intestinal tissue. This surgery may be performed if a patient has...Read More »
The severity and length of post-COVID symptoms has been a topic of study almost ever since the pandemic began. In a new study involving patients with significant respiratory disability following hospitalizations for COVID, daily supervised pulmonary rehabilitation was associated with significant...Read More »
Q: Please advise on the coding guidelines in ICD-10-CM regarding the coding of fractures and their specificity obtained from a radiology report. For example, a patient is diagnosed with ankle sprain but when...Read More »
Q: When you have a patient admitted for observation and then changed to inpatient, do you use the diagnosis that makes them meet inpatient criteria as your primary diagnosis or the observation diagnosis?
by Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC
As usual, American Hospital Association (AHA) Coding Clinic closes out the year with back-to-back releases. The fourth quarter Coding Clinic was published just days after the release of...Read More »
Clinicians may be able to detect and treat sepsis more quickly in the future, according to new research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The United States Centers for Disease Control and...Read More »
