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AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2013 Issue 2; Ask the Editor - ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding Questions
Decompensated Systolic Heart Failure
Coding Clinic, Third Quarter 2008, p. 12, states “decompensated indicates that there has been a flare-up (acute phase) of a chronic condition.” Should this general definition of decompensated be applied when assigning ICD-10-CM codes as well? For example, what is the appropriate ICD-10-CM code assignment for a diagnosis of chronic systolic heart failure, currently decompensated?
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