AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2022 Issue 1; Ask the Editor

Underdosing with No Change in Patient’s Condition

A patient stopped taking his prescribed dose of Amlodipine after running out of the antihypertensive medication several days ago. The provider documented that the patient’s blood pressure was stable. Would it be appropriate to assign a code for underdosing of Amlodipine when there is no documentation of an exacerbation or an issue with the patient’s chronic hypertension? ...

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