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[heatherwinters]

Clinician documents in assessment just CAD. Earlier in note talks about stents in RCA.

Would you assign code 414.01. I see in the icd-9 expert edition under this code it has "TIP: ASSIGN FOR DOCUMENTATION OF CAD NOS IN A PATIENT WITH NO HISTORY OF CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS PROCEDURE".

The clinician has circled 414.9 on the back of the bill.

Thank you for your input.

Heather

 

[Lisa Bledsoe]

I would use 414.01 and educate the provider not to use NOS codes whenever possible. It's laziness on their part.

 

[heatherwinters]

Thank You

Thanks