tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2024 Issue Q1

ICD-10-CM: Guide Your Liver Condition Coding to Clean Claims

Focus on presenting Dx. When your surgeon treats a patient with a liver condition, knowing what and how to document the diagnosis to establish medical necessity can be a challenge. From cirrhosis to hepatitis to cancer, correct coding may — or may not — rely on documenting the condition’s underlying cause, such as alcohol intake or distant metastasis. If you’re looking for some clarity when it comes to liver condition coding, this one’s for you. Avoid Coding Liver Involvement Prematurely Patients with liver conditions experience a range of symptoms, all of which could indicate numerous other...

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