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**To be clear on this -- do NOT code past problems that are fully resolved unless they are one of the [[:Category: Past medical history]] codes

{{Ex |*Patient had the left lung removed 7 years ago. Code '''[[Past history, removal of all or part of lung]]'''

**A good example is someone who had a [[Cardiac arrest]] in the past. Don't code that as a comorbid in future admissions, but instead DO code the cause of the cardiac arrest, e.g. an arrythmia, or coronary artery disease, etc.

*Patient has hypertension for which she takes medications and it is well controlled, but not related to the reasons for admission. '''Code this''', because even if not part of the reason for the current admission, the hypertension IS relevant to this person's chronic medical situation and thus SHOULD be coded, as a comorbid.

*Patient had [[ARDS (noncardiogenic pulmonary edema)]] a few years ago, and while ARDS is only an acute problem and thus is no longer active, his lungs never fully recovered and he has [[Respiratory failure (insufficiency), chronic]] which should be coded as a comorbid.

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 **To be clear on this -- do NOT code past problems that are fully resolved unless they are one of the [[:Category: Past medical history]] codes
 {{Ex |*Patient had the left lung removed 7 years ago. Code '''[[Past history, removal of all or part of lung]]'''
+**A good example is someone who had a [[Cardiac arrest]] in the past.  Don't code that as a comorbid in future admissions, but instead DO code the cause of the cardiac arrest, e.g. an arrythmia, or coronary artery disease, etc.
 *Patient has hypertension for which she takes medications and it is well controlled, but not related to the reasons for admission. '''Code this''', because even if not part of the reason for the current admission, the hypertension IS relevant to this person's chronic medical situation and thus SHOULD be coded, as a comorbid.
 *Patient had [[ARDS (noncardiogenic pulmonary edema)]] a few years ago, and while ARDS is only an acute problem and thus is no longer active, his lungs never fully recovered and he has [[Respiratory failure (insufficiency), chronic]] which should be coded as a comorbid.