Reader Questions:
Ensure Your Patient Condition List is Inclusive
Published on Tue Feb 15, 2022
Question: When preparing a claim, should you enter the diagnosis code only for the condition the physician is treating? Or should you list all the current conditions that the patient is experiencing? AAPC Forum Participant Answer: The answer to this question is open to interpretation. ICD-10 Official Guidelines, Section IV.J, tells you to “code all documented conditions that coexist at the time [...]