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* If [[CRF - Chronic Renal Failure|CRF]] (351 00) is coded as comorbid then [[ARF - Acute Renal Failure|ARF]] (350 **) must '''not''' be coded as Admit/Acquired. | * If [[CRF - Chronic Renal Failure|CRF]] (351 00) is coded as comorbid then [[ARF - Acute Renal Failure|ARF]] (350 **) must '''not''' be coded as Admit/Acquired. | ||
** '''Exception:''' if Renal Transplant (805 00) is also coded as a comorbid | ** '''Exception:''' if Renal Transplant (805 00) is also coded as a comorbid | ||
***So how do you check for patients with renal transplant in comorbid, done many years ago, but patient has been receiving outpatient dialysis for some time because of transplant failure prior to admission? [[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 16:22, 8 October 2008 (CDT) | ***So how do you check for patients with renal transplant in comorbid, done many years ago, but patient has been receiving outpatient dialysis for some time because of transplant failure prior to admission? [[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 16:22, 8 October 2008 (CDT) | ||
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** discussion Tina/Julie: If having more than 1 encounter (i.e.: continuous or same hospital admission), then Codes 350 and 351 should not appear together in at least one of the encounters. Why should they occur together in any? That happens and definitely that is encoding error. Ideally, should be all 350 in all encounters or all 351 in all encounters. Umm… ideally? So, flag it or not? Flag it | ** discussion Tina/Julie: If having more than 1 encounter (i.e.: continuous or same hospital admission), then Codes 350 and 351 should not appear together in at least one of the encounters. Why should they occur together in any? That happens and definitely that is encoding error. Ideally, should be all 350 in all encounters or all 351 in all encounters. Umm… ideally? So, flag it or not? Flag it | ||
***Tina is correct, code is either 351 or 350 in all if continuous admission.[[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 16:22, 8 October 2008 (CDT) | ***Tina is correct, code is either 351 or 350 in all if continuous admission.[[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 16:22, 8 October 2008 (CDT) | ||