tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2017 Issue 7

Reader Question: Assign Laterality When Known 

Question: In your last issue (Vol. 20, no. 6), you advised ICD-10 codes for a tick bite in the thigh and ankle strain, and your advice directed the reader to codes that didn’t include laterality (left side or right side). Instead, you advised reporting a code for unspecified thigh and another for unspecified ankle. Can you suggest when this is the correct route versus reporting the appropriate anatomic site? Supercoder.com Subscriber Answer: If you have documentation of the anatomic site, then you absolutely should select the ICD-10 code that describes the left or right ankle or the...

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