FW: Need help with a renal documentation question ...

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From: Jill Dykes [mailto:jdykes@cfhalliance.org]
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 8:38 AM
To: Dugan, Jamie G
Subject: RE: Need help with a renal documentation question ...



Thank you so much for the info.

My concern was the documentation being acute on chronic kidney "disease"
rather than failure and wasn't sure that we could code this as acute
renal failure when it actually says "disease"... ?any thoughts on that?



Jill Dykes RN, BSN

Clinical Documentation Specialist

Health Information Services

(352) 449-8127 Fax (352) 323- 5249

jdykes@cfhalliance.org















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Comments

  • edited May 2016
    Acute on chronic kidney disease in the encoder for the acute kidney disease part:

    Disease
    Kidney
    #7 other renal disease not listed above
    593.9 disorder of kidney & ureter


    A good query opportunity!


    Charlene Thiry RN, BSN, CPC, CCDS
    Clinical Documentation Specialist
    Quality Resources
    Menorah Medical Center
    5721 W. 119th Street | Overland Park, Kansas 66209


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