AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2023 Issue 3; Ask the Editor

Status Post Parathyroidectomy Surgery

A patient with a past surgical history of parathyroidectomy presents for a routine health evaluation. When referencing absence of parathyroid gland in the Alphabetic Index, the default is code E89.2, Postprocedural hypoparathyroidism. When the provider does not document “postsurgical hypoparathyroidism” would it be appropriate to assign code E89.2 to indicate post parathyroidectomy surgery status? What is the appropriate code assignment? ...

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