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1892 - ACS 0940 and Acute Myocardial Infarction - retired 30/6/2010
ACS 0940 Ischaemic heart disease, section title Acute Myocardial Infarction (Classification) , pg 153. The 3rd paragraph of this section states “codes from category I21 should be assigned for an infarction in both the first hospital to which the patient is admitted for treatment and any other acute care facility to which the patient is transferred within 4 weeks (28 days) or less from onset of the infarction”. Coders are interpreting this standard differently. Some in... (June 2006) read more...

2297 - ACS 1006 Respiratory support - retired 30/6/2013
Patient admitted to ED at 10.00am. Patient intubated in ED at 11.00am and immediately commenced SIMV. At 1.00pm decision is made to send the patient to the Cath Lab/Radiology/Theatre where the patient undergoes a procedure/surgery (still ventilated). Procedure completed at 4.00pm and patient is transferred to ICU where they continue SIMV until 6.00am the next morning, at which point the patient is extubated. Total MV hours is 19. Should 13882-00 [569] Management of c... (June 2007) read more...

2779 - ACS 1103 Gastrointestinal (GI) haemorrhage - retired 30/6/2017
Could you please provide some guidance re the use of 'with haemorrhage' as per ACS 1103. The wording in the standard is very specific: 'upper GI bleeding', 'ulcer, erosions, varices'; how strictly is this wording to be adhered to? 1) Can PR bleeding be regarded in the same way as upper GI bleeding as per VICC query 2512? 2) Can FOB+ve be regarded in this way also? (Eg indication for colonoscopy is FOB+ve, Operative Diagnosis is diverticular disease, should th... (June 2013) read more...

2493 - ACS 1122 Helicobacter/Campylobacter - retired 30/6/2015
Patient admitted for gastroscopy. Indication: Resistant helicobacter pylori Findings: Examination was normal multiple biopsies taken for helicobacter culture and antibiotic sensitivity study. Helicobacter found. No gastritis found. What should the principal diagnosis be? Search Details: ACS 1122 Helicobacter/Campylobacter states that H Pylori should only be coded when in the presence of anothe... (December 2009) read more...

2855 - ACS 1204 Plastic surgery - retired 30/6/2020
Is query #1955 ACS 1204 Plastic surgery still valid or did it retire in June 2010? The reason I am asking is because in the standards book, page 143, example 2, in this example they have not added the Z41.1 as an additional code. Shouldn’t they have added the Z41.1 into example 2 if the above query was still valid?... (December 2013) read more...

3726 - ACS 1204 Plastic surgery
We often see documentation of plastic surgery for conditions that are not recognised by ICD-10-AM e.g. excess size breasts. ACS 1204 Plastic Surgery states that when the condition is not specified, or is a term not recognised by ICD-10-AM (e.g. ageing face), assign Z41.1 Other plastic surgery for unacceptable cosmetic appearance or Z42.- Follow-up care involving plastic surgery as the principal diagnosis, as appropriate. The Conventions used in the Tabular List of Diseas... (May 2021) read more...

1955 - ACS 1204 Plastic surgery - retired 30/6/2010
According to ACS 1204 Plastic Surgery ‘When the reason for surgery …..is documented code this condition as the principal diagnosis even if the procedure performed is of a cosmetic nature’. If a diagnosis of “Mammary Hypoplasia” is documented and an augmentation mammoplasty is performed (Surgeon has given a cosmetic CMBS code). I have been coding Mammary Hypoplasia (Q83.8 Other congenital malformations of breast) as the principal diagnosis. Howe... (February 2004) read more...

2316 - ACS 1404 Admission for renal dialysis - retired 30/6/2015
ACS 1404 Admission for renal dialysis includes the section: "Where a renal dialysis episode of care is multi-day, but the intent for admission was same-day, code as principal diagnosis the condition responsible for extending the patient's length of stay and Z49.1 or Z49.2 as an additional diagnosis." I have a patient admitted for same-day dialysis who, towards the end of the dialysis, collapses and is then admitted to the ward. The standard seems to indicat... (June 2009) read more...

2714 - ACS 1436 Trial of Void - retired 30/6/2017
We would like some clarification around the assignment of the indwelling catheter (IDC) removal code for trial of void admissions. As per ACS 1436 Trial of Void the coder is directed to code either 36800-03 [1090] Endoscopic removal of indwelling urinary catheter OR 92119-00 [1902] Removal of other urinary drainage device. Following the ACHI Interventions index, you can get to the following codes for the removal of IDC’s: &nbs... (June 2012) read more...

2425 - ACS 1438 Chronic kidney disease and diabetic nephropathy - retired 30/6/2015
On page 215 ACS 1438 Chronic kidney disease: Diabetic Nephropathy the following paragraph appears: Diabetic nephropathy is also known as diabetic glomerulosclerosis. It is a common underlying condition for CKD. In this condition, the glomeruli of the kidney thicken reducing the ability of the glomeruli to filter the blood and allows more protein, in the form of albumin, into the urine. This is termed microalbuminuria and is one of the earliest markers of CKD (see also AC... (December 2008) read more...

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