AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2021 Issue 4; Section X-New Technology

Regional Anticoagulation for Renal Replacement Therapy

A code has been created in Section X, Table XY0, Extracorporeal Introduction with a new substance value 3 Nafamostat Anticoagulant, to identify regional anticoagulation in an extracorporeal dialysis circuit with nafamostat as shown below. Facilities can continue to report the renal replacement therapy (RRT) using the appropriate code from the Table 5A1, Extracorporeal or Systemic Assistance and Performance, Physiological Systems, Performance. Body Part Approach Device/ Substance/ Technology Qualifier Y Extracorporeal X External 3 Nafamostat Anticoagulant 7 New Technology Group 7 Nafamostat is the active ingredient of Niyad™, an anticoagulant for the dialysis filter. Nafamostat is a broad spectrum, protease...

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