AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2022 Issue 2; Clarifications

Reporting Additional Diagnoses in Outpatient Setting

We disagree with the advice published in Coding Clinic Third Quarter 2020, page 33, regarding not coding a mental disorder during an emergency department (ED) visit for an unrelated condition because the mental disorder was not treated during the current encounter, nor was there any documentation that the condition affected patient care or management. We are requesting clarification of this advice as it appears to conflict with existing outpatient guidelines. ...

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