Articles for July 16, 2014

CDI Blog - Volume 7, Issue 10

Q&A: Identifying the MS-DRG for unreleated surgical procedures

July 16, 2014
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: Could you please explain unrelated surgical procedure DRGs? For example, a patient with a principal diagnosis of pneumonia whose surgical procedure transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), MS-DRG 168. Also can you explain how we can differentiate between...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 7, Issue 10

Complications’ twist: ICD-10 codes that act as their own CC or MCC

July 16, 2014
Clinical & Coding
A diabetic patient is admitted with gangrene. The physician does not specifically link the diabetes and the gangrene, but alsodoes not document any other potential cause of the gangrene. Should you code both conditions?
 
In ICD-9-CM, coders can assume a cause-and-effect...Read More »