I'm seeing a lot of conflicting information regarding this.
If a new patient is being seen and has "hypertension" noted on the history but not treated by the provider, do we code condition (I10) or the history code (Z86.79)?
I'm reading that if the condition is active then you should code the condition.
If it's not active then history should be coded.
But if you're not treating it then history should be coded.
Based on the above situation, I should code neither?
If a new patient is being seen and has "hypertension" noted on the history but not treated by the provider, do we code condition (I10) or the history code (Z86.79)?
I'm reading that if the condition is active then you should code the condition.
If it's not active then history should be coded.
But if you're not treating it then history should be coded.
Based on the above situation, I should code neither?