tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2024 Issue Q3

ICD-10-CM: Identify Location, Site, Complications to Choose Correct Atherosclerosis Dx

Hint: You must know if the patient also has angina pectoris or not. Coding for atherosclerosis can be complicated. ICD-10-CM offers many different codes to choose from, and you must know specific details such as which artery is affected, what kind of atherosclerosis the patient has, and any associated complications the patient has experienced. Not knowing these details could result in picking the wrong code, which will end up in denials. Take a look at all you need to know to keep your atherosclerosis coding in tip-top shape. Dive Into Atherosclerosis Definition With atherosclerosis, the walls of the arteries...

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