tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2022 Issue Q1

Reader Questions: Understand How to Code Vague Scenarios

Question: A father came to our ED asking for blood work to be done on a child that was exposed to drugs at his mother’s house. The father did not say what drugs they were. What ICD-10 code can I use in this situation? Delaware Subscriber Answer: The problem in assigning a code in this encounter lies in the vagueness of the situation. In addition to not knowing the kind of drug the child was exposed to, you do not know whether the child inhaled or ingested a drug or whether the child experienced a toxic or adverse...

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