stalogeorgiou
New
Good morning,
I `m a new coder in inpatient oncology department and i really need help for 2 cases!
1) A known patient with a Lung Ca, is admitted due to a severe dyspnoea. After examinations done , the doctor wrote the following diagnosis : pulmonary embolism
I code as a principal diagnosis `` I26.99`` followed by C34.9. Am i correct?
2) A known patient with rectal cancer, admitted due to ``acute renal failure `` due to chemio therapy. Do i code N17.9 as a principal diangnosis followed by C20.x and T45.1?
Both patients are still under chemotherapy treatment.
Additional in a scenario were a known patient with lung Ca was admitted for the treatment of ``dyspnoea`, can i code `` dyspnoea`` as a Principal diagnosis if no other cause was found for it or i must code ``` lung malignancy`` ?
Thank you in advance,
Georgiou Stalo
I `m a new coder in inpatient oncology department and i really need help for 2 cases!
1) A known patient with a Lung Ca, is admitted due to a severe dyspnoea. After examinations done , the doctor wrote the following diagnosis : pulmonary embolism
I code as a principal diagnosis `` I26.99`` followed by C34.9. Am i correct?
2) A known patient with rectal cancer, admitted due to ``acute renal failure `` due to chemio therapy. Do i code N17.9 as a principal diangnosis followed by C20.x and T45.1?
Both patients are still under chemotherapy treatment.
Additional in a scenario were a known patient with lung Ca was admitted for the treatment of ``dyspnoea`, can i code `` dyspnoea`` as a Principal diagnosis if no other cause was found for it or i must code ``` lung malignancy`` ?
Thank you in advance,
Georgiou Stalo