tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2001 Issue 11

You Be the Coder: CHARGE Syndrome

Test your coding knowledge.  Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the box below for the answer. Question: I am filing a claim that includes the physician's diagnosis of CHARGE syndrome. I have never come across this syndrome before. What is it and how do I report it? Arizona Subscriber Answer: CHARGE syndrome refers to children with a specific set of birth defects. The name comes from the first letter of some of the most common features seen in these children:  Coloboma of the eyes, Heart defects, Atresia of the choanae, Retardation of growth...

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