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Wiki Acute Renal Failure & ESRD

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Hi All! :-)

I probably just have a "bloick" from thinking about it too much, but one of my coding students asked me the following question....and I honestly am confused as to the answer, please help?

The very FIRST time a patient presents "acutely" in renal failure and is FIRST diagnosed with ESRD......and BEGINS dialysis....do you just code the ESRD or also the renal failure? Sequencing?

TY!

JSD
 
(per Coding Clinic), both may be coded if documented by the
provider. Coding Clinic extrapolated this advice to end-stage renal disease
(ESRD) as well.

End-stage renal disease and acute kidney failure
(3rd Quarter, p. 15)
 
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