pt with md documentation of pulmonary Hypertension and CKD stage 3

TBrown49TBrown49
in Home Care Coding General
do I assume relationship?
I know we can with HTN and CKD. I see no documentation from MD that pt has hypertension , just pulmonary HTN. I have H&P and documentation from 4 specialty physicians and none of them mention HTN.

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  • apoolman@home-rehab.comapoolman@home-rehab.com
    edited May 2017
    I do not think that you can as HTN and pulmonary HTN are 2 very different
    things

    Arlene Poolman, RN
    Director of Clinical Services
    At Home Rehab
    800.880.9715

    The Professional Care YOU Deserve
  • dfalendfalen
    edited May 2017
    CKD can be due to other issues besides HTN, i.e. diabetes, so unless one of the MD's that you have mentioned is the patient's PCP and you have queried him/his office as to any documentation of the patient having HTN then I would say no .

    Deborah L. Falen

    Home Health Office Coordinator

    debbie.falen@echospital.org



    Ellwood City Hospital HHA

    724 Pershing Street

    Ellwood City, PA 16117

    phone 724-758-2730

    fax 724-752-4216
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