Hypokalemia Documentation when normal lab value
Our CDI team had a case where a provider documented Hypokalemia with a lab value of 3.3 and our lab parameters for a normal value is 3.2 to 4.9. The provider felt this was borderline and contributing to the patient's arrythmia for that patient and did treat by supplementing with potassium brining the value a few days later to 3.5, so our question is, can we code for the hypokalemia diagnosis by leaving it alone or does it require a query to support the diagnosis and treatment especially considering it did not change the arrythmia until cardioversion?