tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2015 Issue 12

ICD-10 Coding: Watch Your Step When Assigning Diagnosis Codes for Falls

Read the rules about including Z codes describing a risk or history of falling ICD-10 may be a trip, but you don’t have to get tripped up when coding for falls in the ED setting with this helpful guidance. When a patient presents to the ED for evaluation after a fall, there are a myriad of ICD-10 coding concepts for both the coder and the ED physician to be aware of in order for the encounter coding to be as accurate and as specific as possible, says Stacie Norris, MBA, CPC, CCS-P, Director of Coding Quality Assurance for...

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