Hyponatremia and ETOH Liver Cirrhosis

ksammonsksammons
in Clinical & Coding

Need some guidance on how to code a case where the patient was admitted with weakness and outpatient labs showing hyponatremia.  The patient had known ETOH liver cirrhosis and had refused transplant in the past and currently.  The patient ends up expiring.  All the MDs are documenting the hyponatremia as due to the cirrhosis but only treatment to the electrolyte abnormality was given.  I'm struggling with having the Pdx as hyponatremia when the final cause was due to the cirrhosis and that is what the patient ended up dying from.  Thoughts?


Thanks,

Kate Sammons, BS, RN, CCDS, NCH, Arlington Heights, IL

Ksammons@nch.org


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