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There '''is no''' code for '''ACS''' in ICD-10. When a Data Collector see only an '''ACS''' (acute coronary syndrome) diagnosis on a chart, then they should seek information to code one or more of the following:   
There '''is no''' code for '''ACS''' in ICD-10. When a Data Collector see only an '''ACS''' (acute coronary syndrome) diagnosis on a chart, then they should seek information to code one or more of the following:   
* [[Ischemic heart disease, acute NOS]]
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* in the old schema it might have been one of the following:
**[[Myocardial infarction]] (10200)
**[[Unstable angina]] (15100)
**[[Acute coronary insufficiency ]] (15200)
**[[Witnessed Cardiac Arrest]] (10002) or [[Unwitnessed Cardiac Arrest]] (10001)
* what should it be in the new schema? Someone marked it as [[Ischemic heart disease, acute NOS]] - is that the only one?
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Choose from among:
* some of [[:Category:Myocardial Infarction]]
* some of [[:Category:Arrhythmia]]
* some of [[:Category:Ischemic heart disease]]


==oxygen supply/demand issues==
==oxygen supply/demand issues==

Latest revision as of 15:29, 2021 January 12

There is no code for ACS in ICD-10. When a Data Collector see only an ACS (acute coronary syndrome) diagnosis on a chart, then they should seek information to code one or more of the following:

Choose from among:

oxygen supply/demand issues

ACS can also be due to oxygen supply/demand issues eg. anemia, bleeding, stress, etc., in that case code as above and also code the issue that is the cause if possible.

Old dx coding schema

see Category: ACS (old)