Donna Garrett asked:
Text Risk Adjustment Documentation and Coding; page 165; Abstract & Code It; patient 3. Says "patient noncompliant with medication." I coded for that with Z91.4. Answer on page 467 did not code for this and did not explain why. When is it appropriate to use the Z91.4 code? Thank you; DonnaG
Answer:
Non compliance is not what the question is for though and it does not carry and HCC. In the real world for coding an encounter you could code the Z code. Not needed here. That statement was to give you MEAT.
Text Risk Adjustment Documentation and Coding; page 165; Abstract & Code It; patient 3. Says "patient noncompliant with medication." I coded for that with Z91.4. Answer on page 467 did not code for this and did not explain why. When is it appropriate to use the Z91.4 code? Thank you; DonnaG
Answer:
Non compliance is not what the question is for though and it does not carry and HCC. In the real world for coding an encounter you could code the Z code. Not needed here. That statement was to give you MEAT.
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