MDS Alert
Diagnosis Coding Update
Published on Tue Jun 01, 2004 
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Coding Section I Would you code a diagnosis of quadriparesis at item I1z (quadri-palegia - paralysis - temporary or permanent impairment of sensation, function, mobility of all four limbs)?
Answer: No, according to the April 2004 update to the Resident Assessment Instrument user's manual (p. 3-129). (For the latest on MDS coding changes and what they mean for your facility, see ""Nail Down The Latest Coding Changes For Restorative, IVs And Wounds".)
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