chronic infarct

[srinivas r sajja]

Hi All,

Can we code chronic cerebral infarct? is there any time frame ?
thanks in advance,

Sreenivas Sajja

 

[drpremraja]

You can code as 434.91 and if its a late effect you can use a code from the category 438

 

[mad_one80]

yes, 434.91 unless the report/documentation states late effects

 

[vjst222]

If the patient has a late effect I would use the late effect codes... ex:
438._ _
However, if they don't have a late effect why don't you use History code?
V12.54?