Wiki P1 - P6 (patient status)

[millortsui]

Hi There,


I am planning to take the specialty exam. In my coding, I don't have to do the patient status P1 to P6. Any suggestion how I can learn that. Any question on this part in exam please advice. Very much appreciate.

 

[bedwards]

Below is a link to The American Society of Anesthesiologists website link:

http://www.asahq.org/clinical/physicalstatus.htm

 

[millortsui]

Thanks for the link. How do I assign them correctly to different procedure? Any hints.

 

[usmso]

I do not beleive you assign the status indicators. This is the anesthesiologists duty since it is based on medical factors.