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Capture COPD in ICD-10-CM

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was the sixth-leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020 with 152,657 deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read up on ICD-10-CM coding for different types of COPD including emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

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Examine ICD-10-CM coding for external causes of morbidity

Findings from a recent medical record review published by JAMA Network Open show that physical assaults are often miscoded as accidents. Shelley C. Safian, PhD, RHIA, CCS-P, COC, CPC-I, breaks down ICD-10-CM coding for specific details about an injury or health event.

Pediatric CDI: Bridging the coding and clinical gap

Jorde Spitler, RN, CDI manager at Dayton Children’s Hospital, describes key considerations for documentation review, querying, and ICD-10-CM coding in a pediatric acute care setting.

Healthcare News: Inpatient mortality rates associated with hospital and neighborhood quality, study finds

Postoperative mortality rates among Medicare beneficiaries are associated the characteristics of patients’ neighborhoods and the hospitals where they received treatment, according to a study published by JAMA Network Open in January.

Q&A: Querying to confirm pneumonia diagnoses

Q: A 4-year-old managing lissencephaly, hypotonia, and dysphagia with aspiration of secretions presents with fever and tachypnea. A chest x-ray shows right lower lobe infiltrates. Would it be appropriate to query the provider to confirm a diagnosis of pneumonia?

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When viral hepatitis is also documented as a confirmed diagnosis in a patient with any diagnosis classifiable to ICD-10-CM category K74 (fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver), the appropriate code from B15-B19 should also be assigned. The sequencing of the K74 and the viral hepatitis code is according to the focus of care.

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