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need ICD-9 for elevated sodium...
I thought I would locate this one rather quickly.. I am not sure if it considered elevated sodium or hyper...sodium... err.. na+

I'm stumped...Any feedback is appreciated.. thanks :)
 
Many thanks..i knew it was out there...... I looked in the abnormals and forgot about the findings /abnormals ..
You're the best..:)
 
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I code ER records and I see elevated sodium frequently as the chief complaint and the clinical impression almost always turns out to be hypernatremia, so when I see this I consider it to be hypernatremia. So I would use dx 276.0. So w/out seeing the documentation 790.6 could be appropriate for your case. Hope this helps!
 
HI,

If not stated as elevated or deficiency, in that case we can code with 790.6.

If specified as elevated sodium, it refers to hypernatremia - 276.0 or for deficiency code it is hyponatremia - it goes to 276.1.

Hope it helps,

Thank You,

Purnima S, CPC
 
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