I have two questions on how to properly code Dysphagia.
1. If a provider documents different phases of Dysphagia, do you code all the phases separately? For example, if provider documents both oral Dysphagia and pharyngeal Dysphagia, would you code two separate codes?? Or do you apply Oropharyngeal Dysphagia code? I can not find an answer that explains why etc.
2. What would you code for Odynophagia (pain with swallowing)? Some people think Dysphagia but some say you can not.
If anyone could clarify these for me, I would greatly appreciate it. Pointing me to any references would also be of great help!
1. If a provider documents different phases of Dysphagia, do you code all the phases separately? For example, if provider documents both oral Dysphagia and pharyngeal Dysphagia, would you code two separate codes?? Or do you apply Oropharyngeal Dysphagia code? I can not find an answer that explains why etc.
2. What would you code for Odynophagia (pain with swallowing)? Some people think Dysphagia but some say you can not.
If anyone could clarify these for me, I would greatly appreciate it. Pointing me to any references would also be of great help!