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The Coding Challenge Question: A 63-year-old male patient is seen with complaints of leg pain while walking and while at rest. The patient also has hypertension and is a long-time tobacco smoker. Upon examination, the patient exhibits weak pulses in both lower extremities and a reduced ankle-branchial index. Imaging tests are taken and confirm a…
Name That Code Question: A female patient is seen for a follow-up office visit to evaluate her aphasia that resulted from a previous CVA. The patient has a 20-year history of smoking but quit five years ago. Assign for ICD-10-CM. Answer: (more…)
If you understand the ICD-10-CM coding guidelines involving causal relationships and the word “with” in the Alphabetic Index of the ICD-10-CM coding manual, coding for hypertension and heart disease in ICD-10-CM should not be difficult. This post has been reviewed and updated to reflect the FY 2023 ICD-10-CM coding guidelines. Question: Patient has congestive heart…