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Let the Good Times Roll at AHIMA
By Heather Hogstrom
AHIMA’s 87th Annual Convention and Exhibit will be held September 26-30 in New Orleans. “The Big Easy,” known for its cuisine, jazz music, and of course Mardi Gras, offers plenty for visitors to enjoy. To get a taste of the “Fat Tuesday” tradition, conference attendees can end Tuesday night with the Appreciation Celebration at Mardi Gras World. The Convention Center is in the Warehouse Arts District, which features museums such as the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and the Contemporary Arts Center, while the popular French Quarter has plenty of restaurants, music venues, and shopping to explore.
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This Month’s Selection:
What would be the most appropriate code to report the following scenario? Patient comes with right brachial vein thrombophlebitis and forearm cellulitis due to self-injected heroin. He is a heroin dependence-continuous.
Would it be correct to report the thrombophlebitis and cellulitis and then add the E code for self-inflicted injury? Some coders are using the code for infection following injection (999.39). I disagree since this is not [considered] medical care.
Carmen L. Rivera
Remote Auditing Consultant
Response:
The correct codes for this scenario would be 451.83, phlebitis and thrombophlebitis, deep veins of upper extremities; 682.3, other cellulitis and abscess, upper arm and forearm; and 304.01, opioid type dependence, continuous. If I knew the organism causing the cellulitis, I would also code that.
I would not code a complication code; 999.39 is used when the patient has an infection following an infusion, injection, transfusion, or vaccination. I agree that this is not due to medical care.
I would not code an E code—either E959 or E920.5. If the coder was to follow Official Coding Guidelines, Section 1, c.19.g3, “A late effect E code should never be used with a related current nature of injury code.”
— Arlene Baril, MHA, RHIA, CHC, is senior director of facility coding and auditing for Altegra Health. |
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Imprivata Launches Patient ID Platform
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