HCPro, JustCoding Inpatient - 2017 Issue 44 (October)

Q&A: Reporting right-sided heart failure

October 31st, 2017

Q: If you have an acute exacerbation of chronic right heart failure (CHF) with a preserved ejection fraction (EF) above 55%, can you code it as heart failure (HF) with preserved EF? All the clinical symptoms exemplify right-sided heart failure (e.g., ascites, pronounced neck vein distension, swelling of ankles and feet).

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