Manager of KCA Coding Compliance (HCC)
I always enjoy Evan Gwilliam's presentations. He is very knowledgeable and presents good information.
I do take issue with one item in the ICD-10 Documentation webinar. That is the coding in the scenario with "consistent with cervical sprain/strain". The scenario doesn't indicate an inpatient service, so I assume outpatient. Per ICD-9 guidelines and AHA Coding Clinic, "consistent with" is considered an uncertain diagnosis and so is not codable. I suggest those terms be removed from the presentation to make it more accurate.
Thanks.
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Reviewed by: Diane Barton from Pearland, TX.
on 8/3/2015
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