tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2019 Issue Q3

Reader Question: Turn to the I46 Series for Cardiac Arrest

Question: We saw a patient with a diagnosis of cardiac arrest. What ICD-10 codes should we turn to? Supercoder Subscriber Answer: There are three ICD-10 codes for cardiac arrest. They are as follows: I46.2 (Cardiac arrest due to underlying cardiac condition) I46.8 (Cardiac arrest due to other underlying condition) I46.9 (Cardiac arrest, cause unspecified). Coder tips: Work with your physician to ensure you have easy access to documentation of the underlying cause of the cardiac arrest so you may code more accurately. Not only will you need to know whether the underlying cause is “cardiac&rdquo...

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