midnightsun1369
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I was looking for information on cardiogenic pulmonary edema and came across the statement in red, is this a true statement? Is this documented somewhere.
Do not assume that acute pulmonary edema will adequately describe severe heart failure; the “acute” severity of heart failure itself must be specifically documented. The terms “exacerbation” and “decompensated” may be used since for coding purposes they translate as “acute.” The type of acute heart failure must also be described as systolic, diastolic or combined systolic/diastolic; otherwise the severity will not be reflected in the assigned code. Describing the type of acute heart failure as systolic or diastolic “dysfunction” will also result in correct coding.
Thanks for your help.
Do not assume that acute pulmonary edema will adequately describe severe heart failure; the “acute” severity of heart failure itself must be specifically documented. The terms “exacerbation” and “decompensated” may be used since for coding purposes they translate as “acute.” The type of acute heart failure must also be described as systolic, diastolic or combined systolic/diastolic; otherwise the severity will not be reflected in the assigned code. Describing the type of acute heart failure as systolic or diastolic “dysfunction” will also result in correct coding.
Thanks for your help.