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Wiki Spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy as a sequela of traumatic brain injury

I am trying to correctly code for a pt who has been diagnosed variously with cerebral palsy following MVA, traumatic brain damage following MVA, spastic paraplegia, etc. I'm pretty sure I need the S06.2X9S with a condition code indicating MVA for the 2nd dx; my question is whether I can use...
- Jbeck@karuk.us
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- Aug 7, 2018
- brain injury sequelae tbi traumatic cerebral palsy
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- Forum: Diagnosis Coding
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Wiki Injury Code As Primary Hospice Diagnosis

Admitting a new patient to Hospice under the primary diagnosis of Traumatic Brain Injury. Looking for input on the seventh character. As he was already seen at the hospital for this (and is not receiving further treatment due to Hospice admission) I'm hesitant to use "A" as the seventh...
- shyday
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- Jun 22, 2018
- hospice injury codes seventh character tbi
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- Forum: Diagnosis Coding

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