erjones147
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Have a Dx from a provider as "end stage alcoholic cirrhosis."
Would this code to a 585.6?
Would this code to a 585.6?
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Wiki Cirrhosis
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Rachel.Kinsey@mercy.net
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585.6 codes out to End stage Renal Disease. Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver in 3M codes to 5712, with unspecificied alcohol dependence, unspecified use coding to 30390.
erjones147
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Would it count as "chronic kidney disease" for the purposes of converting from 401.1 to 403.11?
salCCS
Networker
Why do you want to code Kidney disease? Does the patient have kidney disease?
From the information you provided the patient has Liver disease, end stage. I agree with
Rachel Strzelecki.
From the information you provided the patient has Liver disease, end stage. I agree with
Rachel Strzelecki.