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Re: Readmissions vs New Account

kelly_chaffer — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:19:13 GMT

New admit. The SDH is old and should not be coded for this event. The Orbital Fx is the new injury and should be coded. Hope this helps!! Kelly Chaffer TR,

Kelly Chaffer — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:03:05 GMT

New admit. The SDH is old and should not be coded for this event. The Fx is the new injury and should be coded. Hope this helps!! Kelly Chaffer TR, EMT-P

Re: Readmissions vs New Account

Lichtenwalter, Debbie — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:35:18 GMT

New entry due to new event and new injury (orbit fx). ________________________________ From: traumaregistry@yahoogroups.com

Re: Readmissions vs New Account

jennifer — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:30:39 GMT

To All, We recently had a patient who slipped on her cats litter box and fell. She was admitted from 12/18/09-12/20/09 with a dx of a SDH. When she was

Re: Digest Number 353

Susan Huehl — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:30:16 GMT

Hi Bob, Our trauma registry does not code for any type of collars or braces. Mainly procedures performed in the OR and a handful of other selective procedures

Re: Coding for spinal immobilization devices

Wong, Cristi — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:21:33 GMT

With this documentation I would code this as a 93.52. Either way you have written orders for a neck support device to be applied. Cristi Wong - Trauma

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Coding for spinal immobilization devices

winkelrl — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:04:27 GMT

To All, A question has come up from my Medical Director about coding in-patients that have a vertebral fracture. His question is this, are trauma registrars

Re: Assign AIS Code to the following diagnoses

margaret kreller — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:10:39 GMT

Bob, Your reply is crystal clear and makes perfect sense. Pleased you have the correct ICD9 code and Jan has been able to provide the correct AIS.

Re: Assign AIS Code to the following diagnoses

Winkelman, Robert — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:03:52 GMT

Margaret, I talked with the person that handles coding questions in our medical department; she pointed out that if the coder choses "subtrochanteric" in the

Re: Assign AIS Code to the following diagnoses

margaret kreller — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:49:53 GMT

Hi Bob, If you are looking at the ICD9 code, subtrochanteric is under the main heading of 820.__ which is fracture neck of femur. The specific code for

Re: Assign AIS Code to the following diagnoses

Winkelman, Robert — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:36:10 GMT

Margaret, Without looking at the xrays, the rad report clearly states subtrochanteric proximal femoral shaft. If the ICD9 code for that is 820.22, Closed

Re: Assign AIS Code to the following diagnoses

margaret kreller — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:27:11 GMT

Bob, Did it start in the shaft and extend to the neck? ... From: Winkelman, Robert Subject: RE: [Trauma Registry] Assign

Re: Assign AIS Code to the following diagnoses

Winkelman, Robert — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:23:37 GMT

Jan, Thank you for your insight on this diagnoses. I am going to check with our coders on this to ask about the ICD9 diagnoses. In reading the radiology

Re: Assign AIS Code to the following diagnoses

Jan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:07:59 GMT

AIS 2005 no longer lists the subtrochanteric fracture as an option. If the radiology report clearly states "neck" I would use 853161.3. In our course we