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AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2020 Issue 1; Ask the Editor

Intermittent Use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

A patient with a past medical history of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is admitted and placed on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) at night and as needed during the day. During the admission, the patient was placed on CPAP overnight for three nights and once during the day. What is the correct ICD-10-PCS code for patients who are placed on CPAP intermittently throughout the admission? Would an ICD-10-PCS code for “Assistance with respiratory ventilation” be assigned each time the patient is placed on noninvasive CPAP during the admission? ...

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