tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2020 Issue Q1

Reader Question: Perform Some Sleuthing for Cardiac Arrest Dx

Question: If the ED physician documented that the patient has a diagnosis of cardiac arrest due to an underlying cardiac condition, which ICD-10 code should we report? New Jersey Subscriber Answer: If the patient has cardiac arrest due to an underlying cardiac condition, then you would report I46.2 (Cardiac arrest due to underlying cardiac condition). On the other hand, if the patient has cardiac arrest due to “other” underlying condition, then you would report I46.8 (Cardiac arrest due to other underlying condition). Don’t miss: If the cause of the cardiac arrest is unspecified, then you...

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