Kidney, acute tubular necrosis (ATN): Difference between revisions

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*If a patient has ATN on admission and later requires CRRT for kidney failure, do we need to put an acquired code of [[Kidney, acute renal failure NOS]] or not? The crrt goes into the CCI codes. --[[User:LKolesar|LKolesar]] 12:11, 2018 December 5 (CST)

** What is special about this dx that would have you not code it? Is it that you are wondering whether coding a CCI means you don't have to code a dx? They are different things, you would still need to code the dx. Am I misunderstanding the question? Ttenbergen 07:09, 2018 December 14 (CST)

* ATN does not necessarily imply the need for dialysis but if this distinction is no longer necessary, then I won't worry about it.--[[User:LKolesar|LKolesar]] 07:41, 2018 December 31 (CST)}}

* ATN does not necessarily imply the need for dialysis but if this distinction is no longer necessary, then I won't worry about it.--[[User:LKolesar|LKolesar]] 07:41, 2018 December 31 (CST)

** Laura, are you concerned about this in terms of whether a cross check would find a dx that explains the CRRT, or where are you coming from with this question? Ttenbergen 20:03, 2018 December 31 (CST)}}

== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==

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 *If a patient has ATN on admission and later requires CRRT for kidney failure, do we need to put an acquired code of [[Kidney, acute renal failure NOS]] or not?  The crrt goes into the CCI codes.  --[[User:LKolesar|LKolesar]] 12:11, 2018 December 5 (CST)
 ** What is special about this dx that would have you not code it? Is it that you are wondering whether coding a CCI means you don't have to code a dx? They are different things, you would still need to code the dx. Am I misunderstanding the question? Ttenbergen 07:09, 2018 December 14 (CST)
-*  ATN does not necessarily imply the need for dialysis but if this distinction is no longer necessary, then I won't worry about it.--[[User:LKolesar|LKolesar]] 07:41, 2018 December 31 (CST)}}
+*  ATN does not necessarily imply the need for dialysis but if this distinction is no longer necessary, then I won't worry about it.--[[User:LKolesar|LKolesar]] 07:41, 2018 December 31 (CST)
+** Laura, are you concerned about this in terms of whether a cross check would find a dx that explains the CRRT, or where are you coming from with this question? Ttenbergen 20:03, 2018 December 31 (CST)}}
 == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==