AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2016 Issue 4; Ask the Editor
Readmission Post Myocardial Infarction
A patient, who is three weeks post-acute myocardial infarction, is readmitted for treatment of exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and acute bronchitis. During the hospital stay, the patient is continued on cardiac medications. Based on chapter 9 of the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting would the myocardial infarction still be coded as acute with a code from category I21, or would this be considered history of myocardial infarction? ...
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