AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2005 Issue 3; Ask the Editor

Consistent With and Compatible With Diagnoses

The attending physician for an inpatient admission has included conditions listed with terms such as “consistent with,” “compatible with,” “indicative of,” “suggestive of,” and “comparable with” in the final diagnosis. How should these conditions be coded? ...

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