tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2015 Issue 5

Reader Questions: Note Vein and Laterality for DVT Treatment

Question: What documentation should our vascular surgeons provide for DVT diagnosis using ICD-10? SuperCoder Subscriber Answer: Coding for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in ICD-10 will require that your surgeon document details such as which specific deep vein is involved, and on which side.  Diagnosis refresher: A thrombosis is a solid mass that forms locally in a vessel causing an obstruction. An embolism is most often a piece of a thrombus broken free and carried by the bloodstream causing obstruction of a vessel. Plaque or fatty deposits typically form the obstructions.  Remember: Don’t report the DVT codes...

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