CPR, cardiac resuscitation: Difference between revisions

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 * This code includes any/all aspects of cardiac resuscitation -- CPR itself, defibrillation, cardioversion, all the drugs given, etc
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+* Note that this code does NOT include open, manual heart massage.  Indeed that is one of '''[[List of CCI procedures we don't code]]'''.
-*does this include open chest cardiac massage or should this be coded in a different way?}}
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+* Do not code '''[[Cardioversion (EXCLUDE defibrillation-we are not tracking)]]''' separately -- in the context of resuscitation, any/all defibrillations or cardioversions are included in THIS code
-* 1 - does this include open chest cardiac massage or should this be coded in a different way?}}
-** do not code '''[[Cardioversion (EXCLUDE defibrillation-we are not tracking)]]''' separately -- in the context of resuscitation, any/all defibrillations or cardioversions are included in THIS code
 * Code any rib fractures during CPR as [[Rib fracture(s) due to CPR]]