AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2014 Issue 1; Ask the Editor

Use of Nonprovider Documentation for External Cause of Morbidity

External causes of morbidity coding may require up to four codes to identify the cause of injury, the intent of the injury (accident versus intentional), the place of injury, and the person’s status at the time of injury. Can you please clarify whether coders must use physician documentation or if coders can use information from non-provider documentation, such as nurse’s notes, documentation from ambulance transport, etcetera? It seems that it would be labor intensive to expect a physician to restate documentation that may have already been provided by ambulance transport or the emergency room nurse. Would you please address this issue nationally so everyone can be consistent? ...

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