AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2022 Issue 3; Ask the Editor

Vasogenic Cerebral Edema and Breast Cancer with Brain Metastases

A patient with known left breast cancer metastatic to the brain presented to the emergency department with altered mental status (AMS). Diagnostic imaging revealed stable metastatic brain cancer with increased vasogenic cerebral edema. At the time of discharge, the provider suspected that the progressive cerebral edema around known metastatic brain lesions was contributing to the patient’s AMS, which improved with steroid therapy. What are the appropriate code assignments and sequencing for this admission? ...

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