AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2011 Issue 2; Ask the Editor

Clotted Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter

A five-year-old child was admitted for chemotherapy. It was discovered that he had a clotted peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line. He required central access to complete his chemotherapy for acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). The line was declotted using Alteplase, which was instilled into the catheter. This dissolved the blockage and the line could be used again. How should this case be coded? ...

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