RE: [MARKETING] [EXTERNAL] temp trach
According to Coding Clinic 1st Q pg 19: Coding Clinic, Fourth Quarter 2012, page 84, contained an inaccuracy. Code 31.1, Temporary tracheostomy, is the correct code assignment instead of code 31.29. Code 31.1 is the default, when the tracheostomy is not further specified.
Thank you,
Angie McKee, RHIT, CCDS, CCS, CCS-P
AHIMA Approved ICD 10 Trainer
Clinical Documentation Specialist
Performance Improvement
University Hospital
1350 Walton Way,
Augusta, Ga 30901
Thank you,
Angie McKee, RHIT, CCDS, CCS, CCS-P
AHIMA Approved ICD 10 Trainer
Clinical Documentation Specialist
Performance Improvement
University Hospital
1350 Walton Way,
Augusta, Ga 30901