dballard2004
True Blue
I have a question regarding the use of aftercare codes...if a patient has a right hip replacement due to OA and the hospitalist sees the patient the next day to access and coordinate therapies for disposition planning, wouldn't the correct primary dx be Z47.1 for aftercare following a hip replacement? The coder chose the OA, but wouldn't that be resolved with the hip replacement?Any guidance appreciated. This is the hospitalist side only, not the surgeon. Thanks.
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