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{{DX tag | Cardiovascular | Medical Procedure | Other Cardiovascular Procedures| Thrombolytic Infusion-Strokes | [[76302 - Thrombolytic Infusion-Cardiac]] |'''Critical Care and Medicine''' | Currently Collected | Critical Care & Medicine |}}
{{DX tag | Cardiovascular Problems | Medical Procedure | Other Cardiovascular Procedures| Thrombolytic Infusion-Strokes | 76302-Thrombolytic Infusion-Strokes | 0| 0 | CC & Med | Currently Collected | |}}


:EXAMPLE:  
:Instruction:  
:Our coding process for patients who are admitted to ICU from the ER who have had a stroke and are given TPA in ER is as follows:
:Our coding process for patients who are admitted to ICU from the ER who have had a stroke and are given TPA in ER is as follows:
#CVA (505)
#'''[[CVA]] (505)'''
#TPA (763-2)
#'''TPA (763-2)'''
*(we tag patients who got TPA in ER)
*(we tag patients who got TPA in ER as shown above)
 
 
 




==Do not code hemiplegia associated with stroke ==
We have not been consistently coding if hemiplegia is associated with stroke, therefore do not code.  We won't be including that level of detail.--[[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 17:01, 27 August 2010 (CDT)


==Others==
Also see the [[:Category:Thrombolytic Infusions (old)|Thrombolytic Infusions Category]]




 
[[Category:Other CV Procedures (old)]]
 
[[Category:Thrombolytic Infusions (old)]]
 
[[Category: Stroke (old)]]
 
 
==Others==
*Also see the following under 763-OTHER CARDIAC / VASCULAR PROCEDURES:
:763-1  [[Thrombolytic Infusion-Regional]] (PVD, DVT’s) (NOT HEPARIN)
:763-20  [[Thrombolytic Infusion-Cardiac]]   E.G. TNK (NOT heparin)
:763-21  [[Thrombolytic Infusion-Pulmonary Embolus]]  E.G TNK & not Heparin  (Mar. 00)
 
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[[Category: Diagnosis Coding]]
[[Category: Stroke]]