Donna Garrett asked:
Text Risk Adjustment Documentation & Coding; page 151 Abstract & Code It; patient 2. Patient has limited ambulation due to peripheral neuropathy . . . I coded for the walking as R62.2 Difficulty in walking; not elsewhere classified and Diabetic neuropathy E11.40. On the answer on page 465 no mention was made of the walking issue. Was R62.2 not to have been coded? If not; why? Or better said; how am I supposed to know to not code it. Thank you; Donna G
Answer:
You would not code for walking difficulty because it is d/t something else. Think of it as a sign and symptom.
R26.2 - Difficulty in walking; not elsewhere classified
This code also does not carry and HCC but even if you were doing full capture you would not code it.
Text Risk Adjustment Documentation & Coding; page 151 Abstract & Code It; patient 2. Patient has limited ambulation due to peripheral neuropathy . . . I coded for the walking as R62.2 Difficulty in walking; not elsewhere classified and Diabetic neuropathy E11.40. On the answer on page 465 no mention was made of the walking issue. Was R62.2 not to have been coded? If not; why? Or better said; how am I supposed to know to not code it. Thank you; Donna G
Answer:
You would not code for walking difficulty because it is d/t something else. Think of it as a sign and symptom.
R26.2 - Difficulty in walking; not elsewhere classified
This code also does not carry and HCC but even if you were doing full capture you would not code it.
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