JulesofColorado
Expert
Patient came in with SOB and diagnosed with Inferior wall ischemia. How would you code the Ischemia?
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
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Wiki Inferior Wall Ischemia
- Thread starter JulesofColorado
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hewitt
Expert
Ischemia of the heart? Does the documentation state its duration greater or less than 8 weeks? State it as chronic or acute? Is there an occlusion of the coronary artery?
JulesofColorado
Expert
It doesn't state acute or chronic or duration. There is not an occlusion.
shwetajha_17
Contributor
Code 414.9, Chronic ischemic heart disease, unspecified