tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2007 Issue 7

Keywords Can Guide You to Correct COPD Diagnosis

Here's how to educate your doctors for better ICD-9 codingPhysicians base an initial diagnosis for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on several factors, and the best documentation will include extensive information about each factor. Pierre Edde, MD, founder of PCS Billing in Uniontown, Pa., offers the following items that most COPD documentation should include:- In the HISTORY: Should include whether or not the patient had a history of cigarette smoking. The vast majority of COPD patients have a history of smoking cigarettes. The remaining patients have a history of exposure to pollutants, dusts and chemicals, evidence of genetic tendency...

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