HCPro, JustCoding Inpatient - 2019 Issue 8 (February)

Sepsis: Start with the ICD-10-CM documentation basics

February 19th, 2019

Joe Rivet, JD, CCS-P, CPC, CEMC, CHC, CCEP, CHRC, CHPC, CICA, CPMA, CAC, CACO, explains that reporting sepsis has long been a challenge for many coders even with the continual release of Coding Clinics and guideline revisions. In this article, Rivet reviews common coding traps for this condition including reporting urosepsis, severe sepsis, and sepsis on admission.

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