tci Part B Insider - 2011 Issue 18

Diagnosis Coding: Adjust Your Codes Easily When Diagnosis Changes During A Patient's Hospital Stay

Educate your physician to keep you in the loop on patients' development.Just because a patient enters the hospital with one diagnosis doesn't mean she'll have that diagnosis for her entire stay. And if you bill for your physician's hospital visits with an out-of-date diagnosis, you could lose money or face fraud charges.The problem: Diagnoses can change in the hospital due to various reasons, including the following, among others:The physician may narrow down the patient's problem. For example, a patient may be admitted with chest pain, and the doctor may rule out myocardial infarction and decide the problem...

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