tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2020 Issue Q2

Abuse Coding: Consider These Diagnosis Codes When Seeing Suspected, Confirmed Child Abuse

Check these case studies for tips. Emergency department physicians are regularly faced with Herculean tasks, but treating a child who has been physically or sexually abused is particularly tough. Keep this guide available for those difficult moments, if and when they should arise, so you have the information ready to code all conditions accurately. Know the Difference Between Suspected, Confirmed Before coding for any suspected or confirmed physical or sexual child abuse, you should become familiar with two different sets of ICD-10 guidelines, which are found in I.C.19.f. and I.C.20.g. Guideline I.C...

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