Mrutkowski18
Networker
When a condition is documented as aute AND chronic, which code does it default to? The acute code or the chronic code? Help please!! 
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I'm having a blank..
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skeeley
Networker
If I am reading the Guidelines correctly, I believe the acute is coded first. It is Appendix I, Section I, B, number 10. Acute and Chronic Conditions.
shill
New
Always remember Acute Before Chronic (ABC)
mmorningstarcpc
True Blue
And remember, they have chronic, the acute is new....