tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2022 Issue Q1

Reader Questions: Understand Specificity for UTIs

Question: We’ve been reporting N39.0 (Urinary tract infection, site not specified) for urinary tract infections (UTIs). The “site unspecified” verbiage in the descriptor has always been confusing since the site is always the urinary tract. But now our coding director is saying we need to get more specific. How? Answer: Even though N39.0 does describe urinary tract infections (UTIs), landing on the right code for a UTI diagnosis is not necessarily clearcut. Remembering that specificity is crucial for accurate coding is always important, and UTIs are no exception, particularly since UTIs can occur in the...

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