tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2011 Issue 6

Reader Questions: Max Out Payoff By Remembering All FAST Exam Components

Question: A driver who was in a motor vehicle collision (MVC) arrives at the ED via ambulance with blunt trauma to his chest and abdomen from the seat belt and airbag; the patient is complaining of pain in his chest and severe abdominal pain due to the contusions. The physician performs a comprehensive history and examination and high complexity medical decision making. She then performs a focused assessment with sonography in trauma (FAST) exam and an electrocardiogram (ECG). Final diagnosis is "Contusions, chest/trunk." All of these services occurred on the same calendar date. What is the proper coding...

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