tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2006 Issue 3

3 Tips Help Ensure Foolproof Coding For Chronic Conditions

Hint:  Why you should ax conditions irrelivant to treatmentDiabetes, asthma and migraine headaches can all bring a patient into the emergency department--or they can just be the sideshow to the presenting complaint. Check out these three tips to figure out when these conditions matter to your code choice. 1. Select Codes Based on Medical Relevance You should only report chronic conditions when they-re relevant to the service provided, says Mary I. Falbo, MBA, CPC, president of Millennium Healthcare Consulting in Lansdale, Pa.Example 1: A patient with high cholesterol (272.0, Pure hypercholesterolemia) arrives with a closed fracture of...

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