pneumonia and interstitial lung dis

danielle.stevens@essentiahealth.orgdanielle.stevens@essentiahealth.org
in Home Care Coding General
If my patient has both diagnoses can I code to J84.10?

Thanks!

Danie Stevens
Home Health Coder, RHIT
Essentia Health St. Mary's
114 Frazee Street East Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
218-314-7857
Danielle.Stevens@essentiahealth.org

Comments

  • Nancy.Wolverton@kindred.comNancy.Wolverton@kindred.com
    edited April 2017
    Look them both up in the coding book in the alpha and the numeric index and read.

    Nancy Wolverton RN, CCM, HCS-D
    Kindred at Home
    Little Rock, Arkansas
    501-508-8526
    Nancy.Wolverton@kindred.com
  • danielle.stevens@essentiahealth.orgdanielle.stevens@essentiahealth.org
    edited April 2017
    I did theres no coding tip by j18.9 or j84.9 plus they have pul fibrosis.
  • Nancy.Wolverton@kindred.comNancy.Wolverton@kindred.com
    edited April 2017
    Danie, forgive the reply. I thought you were emailing me personally as you have done so recently. My point was to make you think before asking to learn how to discover the answers yourself as you are still learning as you have told me.

    Nancy Wolverton RN, CCM, HCS-D
    Kindred at Home
    Little Rock, Arkansas
    501-508-8526
    Nancy.Wolverton@kindred.com
  • Nancy.Wolverton@kindred.comNancy.Wolverton@kindred.com
    edited April 2017
    Danie,
    Pulmonary fibrosis (idiopathic) is interstitial lung disease for which no obvious cause can be identified.
    Go back to the coding rules for coding pneumonia and this time pulmonary fibrosis (instead of COPD like you asked me about before). Follow the guidelines

    Nancy Wolverton RN, CCM, HCS-D
    Kindred at Home
    Little Rock, Arkansas
    501-508-8526
    Nancy.Wolverton@kindred.com
  • danielle.stevens@essentiahealth.orgdanielle.stevens@essentiahealth.org
    edited April 2017
    I honestly put the chart aside. Im running on 0 sleep. I have hypothyroidism and experiencing insomnia. For the last week its ben 4 max hours of sleep every night. Today im at my worst. Thank goodness I have the next two days at training just to get a refresher, I appreciate your help :) my head is just not here today.
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