tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2021 Issue Q4

Reader Questions: Differentiate Hypoxia From Hypoxemia

Question: I have a physician’s note that documents the patient’s conditions as acute respiratory failure with hypoxia as well as hypoxemia. I feel like J96.01 covers both conditions, but I’m also thinking I should report each condition separately. Could you please walk me through coding this documentation? Nevada Subscriber Answer: For scenarios like the one you’re describing, the answer depends on the documentation. You will certainly use J96.01 (Acute respiratory failure with hypoxia) to report the respiratory failure with hypoxia, but whether you code hypoxemia will depend on the wording in the physician&rsquo...

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.