tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2015 Issue 1

ICD-10: Ebola Diagnosis: A Code You Hope You Never Need, But Should Know How to Report

Contact with and suspected exposure codes are also relevant in Ebola outbreaks Ebola Virus cases have been everywhere in the news recently and focusing a lot of attention of emergency departments. The medical team has to get the diagnosis right to appropriately treat the patient and prevent widespread exposure to the community. As a coder, you must get the diagnosis code right, as well, for both tracking purposes and accurate payment for services rendered. Consider this scenario: A 42 year-old health care worker comes to the ED because of a low grade fever. He had recently returned from a...

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