AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2012 Issue 4; Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM

Long Term Care Coding Issues

Coding guidelines and examples were provided in Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM, Fourth Quarter 1999 with regards to the application of coding guidelines for long term care (LTC). Similarly, inquiries have been received regarding how coders should sequence the principal diagnosis when coding in the long term care (LTC) setting. The following have been developed and approved by the Cooperating Parties in conjunction with the Editorial Advisory Board of Coding Clinic, to standardize the process of data collection for LTC and to assist the coder in coding and reporting these cases using ICD-10-CM. The diagnostic listing in long term care...

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