consistent with

BrendaBrenda
edited April 2017 in Home Care Coding General
Does the use of "consistent with" in medical record support assigning the dx code for that dx?

Brenda Hoss
Coder

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  • consultingbykristinconsultingbykristin
    No. Consistent with implies a working diagnosis, similar to a probable, possible, rule out. Medicare defines this as theoretical. There used to be a Medicare article about use of consistent with but I haven't seen in a very long time.
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