Q: A 4-year-old managing lissencephaly, hypotonia, and dysphagia with aspiration of secretions presents with fever and tachypnea. A chest x-ray shows right lower lobe infiltrates. Would it be appropriate to query the provider to confirm a diagnosis of pneumonia?
Q: What ICD-10-PCS codes would be used to report Stage 1 of a metatarsal resection involving Excision of nonviable tissue for diagnostic purposes and partial detachment of the fifth metatarsal?
Q: Does documentation for a drug or alcohol use disorder need to specifically state “in remission,” or is a history of drug use sufficient to classify the condition as in remission?
Q: Why isn't a secondary diagnosis of morbid obesity considered a complication or comorbidity (CC) by CMS? What obesity diagnoses are classified as CCs by CMS?
Q: What clinical criteria should coders use to support ICD-10-CM code assignment for upcoming 2023 dementia codes in category F02 (dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere)?
