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    Wiki Observation For Newborn Conditions Ruled Out After 28 Days

    Hello fellow coders. I am a fairly new radiology coder, and I get a lot of charts for babies/infants being observed for hip dysplasia (and sometimes other things) that is subsequently ruled out. I code in Epic, and it doesn't like me to use the newborn observation ICD-10-CM code for infants...
    • Meghanmier
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    • 28 days babies baby breech infant newborn newborn observation observation rule out ruled out
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Pediatrics
  2. KStaten

    Wiki Suspected Diagnoses

    Hello, everyone! :giggle: I have a two-part question. 1) It is has been to my understanding that, in the outpatient setting, a suspected diagnosis cannot be coded, but instead, the symptoms thereof are to be coded until a diagnosis is confirmed. (I consider "suspected" diagnoses to be preceded...
    • KStaten
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    • concerning confirmed diagnosis icd-10-cm outpatient probable rule out suspected
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Outpatient Facilities
  3. A

    Wiki Probable diagnosis

    My doctors keep telling me that psychiatry coding guidelines is a bit different than others- I keep telling them I can't code probable diagnosis, but I found a source that said for psychiatry "probable", rule out codes can be coded- Is that true?
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