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CHF, acute on chronic

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MWatkins858

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Given this dx but no specified as diastolic or systolic, what would be the correct dx code?
 
If diastolic/systolic is not documented I would ask the provider or go with 428.0. There's three choices for A on C CHF, so you'd have to know if it was diastolic, systolic or both.
 
I would query the physician. There is no combined unspecified code. According to what I have read and been told, the medications for each (sys and diast) are different.
 
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