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Never Ignore “Code First” Note

Published on Mon Mar 23, 2020

Question: My cardiologist documented that the patient has hypertensive heart disease with acute systolic congestive heart failure. Which codes should we report for this condition? Texas Subscriber Answer: You should report I11.0 (Hypertensive heart disease with heart failure), I50.21 (Acute systolic (congestive) heart failure) for this scenario. When it comes to understanding sequencing rules, you want to make sure you [...]
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