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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
*If, '''as is usually true''', the dissection is in the setting of an aortic aneurysm, then ALSO code the aneurysm, and link the two codes together. | *If, '''as is usually true''', the dissection is in the setting of an aortic aneurysm, then ALSO code the aneurysm, and link the two codes together. | ||
* If the chart says the dissection happened due to an aortic ulcer, that is just a type of dissection and does not need to be coded separately. In the extremely unusual situation where an aortic erosion or ulcer is discovered without a dissection, code it under [[Disorder of artery/arteries, NOS]]. | |||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == |
Revision as of 13:19, 2019 June 13
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Aortic dissection (any part) |
ICD10 code: | I71.0 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | none assigned |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | 2019-0: Dissecting thoracic/abdominal aneurysm |
Start Date: | |
Stop Date: | |
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Additional Info
- If, as is usually true, the dissection is in the setting of an aortic aneurysm, then ALSO code the aneurysm, and link the two codes together.
- If the chart says the dissection happened due to an aortic ulcer, that is just a type of dissection and does not need to be coded separately. In the extremely unusual situation where an aortic erosion or ulcer is discovered without a dissection, code it under Disorder of artery/arteries, NOS.
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