![]() The Coding Conventions instruct (bold added): When we changed to ICD-10-CM, the Coding Conventions, Alphabetical Index, Tabular list, and Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting changed when it came to causal connection language and assumed causal connections. You should have seen the look on the vascular surgeon’s face when I asked if the patient’s peripheral vascular disease (PVD) was due to diabetes. Back in the days of ICD-9, we had to query providers for linking language on just about everything. I will start with a little history lesson. ![]() But we also need to use direct linking with wording such as "UTI due to foley catheter." I’m confused because I never use “with” to show cause and effect, I use “due to” or “associated with.” Why do the Official Guidelines say this?Ī: This is a great question and one that many get confused by. ![]() Although "with" can link two diagnoses, it does not represent a cause-and-effect relationship. T17:18:54-04:00 T11:35:32-04:00 T17:18:54-04:00 Acrobat PDFMaker 15 for Word uuid:c594f398-ffb7-4b73-b471-c697c05db36e uuid:70f098b0-c6ad-489b-b95a-2e57505095b9 16 application/pdf ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting CMS ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting ICD-10-CM FY2019 guidelines Adobe PDF Library 15.Q: The word "with” is interpreted to mean "associated with " or “due to" per the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. Tables must contain the same number of columns in each row and rows in each column TR must be a child of Table, THead, TBody, or TFoot Other elements that require alternate text Tab order is consistent with structure orderĪlternate text must be associated with some contentĪlternate text should not hide annotation The checker found no problems in this document.Īccessibility permission flag must be setĭocument structure provides a logical reading order Acrobat Accessibility Report Accessibility Report Filename: 10cmguidelines-FY2019-final.pdf Report created by: Organization:
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