AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1987 January - February

Diagnosis Qualified by `History of...'

When the physician's statement of diagnosis at the time of the patient's discharge includes a condition prefaced by the term "History of," the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set's definition for "Other diagnoses" must be followed in determining whether the condition is to be coded. The definition for "Other diagnoses" is as follows: All conditions that coexist at the time of admission, that develop subsequently, or that affect the treatment received and/or length of stay are to be reported. Diagnoses that relate to an earlier episode which have no bearing on the current hospital stay are to be excluded...

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