RE: re:Heart transplant question
I am so sorry, I meant to send that message to a colleague, not the entire group. Although, would be interested in what other's opinions are to the Breast Cancer question - if you have a patient with metastatic breast cancer that has had a mastectomy, do you include the breast cancer diagnosis, or only the metastatic site?
Thanks
-----Original Message-----
From: Christel W. Mosher [mailto:christelm@nchcvt.org]
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2017 2:56 PM
To: HomeCareCoding-L
Subject: RE: re:[homecarecoding-l] Heart transplant question
This is one person's response to the question about whether chf, cardiomyopathy, etc would be coded after heart transplant. Only a person's opinion, I would have to look in book to figure it out for sure. As far as the Breast Cancer question, on this Home Care Coding site, people give completely different opinions.........some say code breast cancer after mastectomy, and some say don’t. Honestly, for hospice I would do just as you did and err on the side of coding it......not very helpful, sorry
-----Original Message-----
From: Arthur Ramirez [mailto:arramire@kdhcd.org]
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 12:57 PM
To: HomeCareCoding-L
Subject: re:[homecarecoding-l] Heart transplant question
I would say it depends on the documentation, just as a kidney transplant patient can have ckd or esrd, it is not assumed, however if stated, it is coded.
Thanks
-----Original Message-----
From: Christel W. Mosher [mailto:christelm@nchcvt.org]
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2017 2:56 PM
To: HomeCareCoding-L
Subject: RE: re:[homecarecoding-l] Heart transplant question
This is one person's response to the question about whether chf, cardiomyopathy, etc would be coded after heart transplant. Only a person's opinion, I would have to look in book to figure it out for sure. As far as the Breast Cancer question, on this Home Care Coding site, people give completely different opinions.........some say code breast cancer after mastectomy, and some say don’t. Honestly, for hospice I would do just as you did and err on the side of coding it......not very helpful, sorry
-----Original Message-----
From: Arthur Ramirez [mailto:arramire@kdhcd.org]
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 12:57 PM
To: HomeCareCoding-L
Subject: re:[homecarecoding-l] Heart transplant question
I would say it depends on the documentation, just as a kidney transplant patient can have ckd or esrd, it is not assumed, however if stated, it is coded.