AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2005 Issue 3; Ask the Editor

Status Epilepticus Due to Febrile Seizure

This patient is a 5-month-old who presents in status epilepticus secondary to a complex febrile seizure. The patient is treated for the seizures and urinary tract infection. A CT scan of the head and EEG were obtained and both were normal. What is the correct code assignment, when an attending physician documents both types of seizures? ...

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