Wiki Coding post reduction

[donnagullikson]

Patient is identified to have a dislocation shoulder and on the same day they they did a post reduction. I code the first diagnosis S43.004A but what diagnosis would I use for the post reduction?

Thanks,

 

[danskangel313]

Patient is identified to have a dislocation shoulder and on the same day they they did a post reduction. I code the first diagnosis S43.004A but what diagnosis would I use for the post reduction?

Thanks,

Are you coding for two separate encounters?

 

[donnagullikson]

Yes two separate encounters