tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2019 Issue Q3

Reader Question: Get the Scoop on Dental Pain Visit

Question: A patient reported to the ED at 8 a.m. on a Sunday morning. He described a horrible toothache that started on Friday, but the pain was too severe to wait for the dental office to open Monday. He reported 10 on a 10-point pain scale. The ED physician performed what he documented as an “inf. Aveo block,” according to the notes. Which condition do the notes reflect, and how should I code this scenario? Supercoder Subscriber Answer: You should double-check with the physician before filing the claim, but the shorthand appears to indicate that he...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert.


You have ED coding questions, and we deliver money-in-the-bank answers to help you defeat your claim issues and secure optimal reimbursement.

Stay in the know and avoid federal reproach with your subscription to TCI’s ED Coding and Reimbursement Alert.

  • Current newsletters added each month
  • Fully searchable archives - over 2100 articles
  • ALL years/issues back to 1998 organized by year and issue
  • Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
  • Code Information pages link back to related articles
Access to this feature is available in the following products:
  • tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert +Archives

demo
request yours today
 subscribe
start today
 newsletter
free subscription

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.