kimberliterpstra
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Good afternoon,
I'm coding for Trauma Services, for a patient with a subarachnoid hemorrhage after injury (842.0-). The fifth digit is what's in question...what's the difference between brief unconsciousness, moderate unconsciousness and prolonged unconsciousness? Are they measured in how long (minutes) the patient was unconscious? Does anyone have a good resource/guideline?
I'm coding for Trauma Services, for a patient with a subarachnoid hemorrhage after injury (842.0-). The fifth digit is what's in question...what's the difference between brief unconsciousness, moderate unconsciousness and prolonged unconsciousness? Are they measured in how long (minutes) the patient was unconscious? Does anyone have a good resource/guideline?