tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2017 Issue 2

You Be the Coder: Not So Fast in Reporting that FAST Exam

Question: Chief Complaint Neck Pain following MVA HPI Vital signs per nurses notesUnable to obtain History and ROS due to severe illness/injury The patient presents with a compliant of pain to the neck area following a motor vehicle collision. There are no foreign bodies present, the onset was sudden. The pain has been resolved minutes ago after medication. The severity was severe, but is now moderate. The patient was the driver of a car in a collision hitting the passenger side of the vehicle. It is unknown if he was wearing a seatbelt at the time. He is positive...

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