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2455 - Asthma exacerbated by upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) - retired 30/6/2015
If patient is admitted with asthma that has been exacerbated by URTI , do we code the asthma followed by J06.9? I thought there was a direction given to do this several years ago, but cannot find it?...
(March 2009)
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2792 - Asthma with viral pneumonitis
Can the Committee please give advice on coding the following scenario that is common in our hospital:
Patient admitted with acute exacerbation of asthma. Viral pneumonitis is documented in addition to the asthma.
ICD-10-AM classifies viral pneumonitis as viral pneumonia. However, our clinicians have advised us that viral pneumonitis is an inflammation of the lung tissue and in conjunction with asthma it is a symptom rather than a condition in...
(September 2013)
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3769 - Atonic uterus
Can the Committee please advise on whether “PPH secondary to poor tone” or “PPH due to tone” can be taken to mean “PPH secondary to atonic uterus” and therefore O62.2 Other uterine inertia can be assigned in addition to O72.1 Other immediate postpartum haemorrhage?
Our Director of O&G has advised us that the standard acceptable clinical term that medical students are taught at medical school is “tone” rather than “atonic uterus”. After much discussion, I cannot convince ...
(September 2021)
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3419 - Atrial fibrillation meeting ACS 0002 Additional diagnoses when anticoagulants are altered/ceased - retired 30/6/2020
Can you please advise what directive we should be following in regards to elective warfarin/anticoagulation cessation in patients with AF? The December 2017 ACCD code it! Newsletter advice that adjustment (including cessation) of warfarin prescribed for AF means both AF and long term use of anticoagulants meet ACS 0002 (and Vic 0002), or the Vic 0002 Additional diagnoses education workshop FAQs - Other additional diagnoses questions, Question 1 response that overrides this - that coders should ...
(December 2018)
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3640 - Atrial septal defect balloon sizing
Can VICC please provide clarification on the coding of atrial septal defect (ASD) balloon sizing undertaken as a separate procedure during a full heart study/coronary angiography?
Our clinicians have advised that the balloon sizing of the atrial septal defect was not a procedural component of the full heart study/cardiac catheterization.
Could VICC please advise the correct ACHI code for atrial septal defect balloon sizing?...
(June 2020)
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3878 - Atrial thrombus requiring thrombectomy
Patient admitted with right atrial thrombus noted due to intra-atrial apheresis catheter for atrial thrombectomy via right thoracotomy with cardiopulmonary bypass.
Currently within the classification there are no ACHI procedure codes for atrial thrombectomy via right thoracotomy with cardiopulmonary bypass.
Could VICC please advise:
What procedure code(s) should be used to reflect atrial thrombectomy via right thoracotomy with cardio...
(May 2023)
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1907 - Attention to PEG tube - retired 30/6/2010
We regularly admit patients for attention to their PEG tube, either because the PEG has become blocked and needs to be replaced or because the patient has removed the tube themselves and it needs to be re-inserted or occasionally because the universal adaptor has broken off (usually because the pt was playing with it). Often our HITH staff manage these episodes and the patient does not attend the hospital, other times the patient is treated in ED. My questions are:
Question 1) If a ...
(February 2004)
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3139 - Autism spectrum disorder
Autism spectrum disorder appears to be a combination of autism and Asperger's syndrome. How should this be coded?...
(September 2016)
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2017 - Autologous chondrocyte grafting - retired 30/6/2010
33 year old male had autologous chondrocyte grafting in a hemiarthroplasty of knee for Osteochrondritis Dissecans. The most suitable code we could find was 49503-02 [1520] Chondroplasty of knee. In Block 1520 there is chondral graft with arthroscopy of knee, but in this instance, there is no arthroscopy....
(September 2004)
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3338 - Axillo-popliteal bypass
1) Could the committee please advise the correct procedure code to be assigned for an axillo-popliteal bypass using synthetic graft? There is currently no index entry for axillo-popliteal at bypass, arterial
2) Could the committee please advise of the correct procedure code to be assigned when the initial axillo-popliteal bypass is extended from SFA to AK popliteal?...
(March 2018)
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