Hypertensive heart disease

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• dvitalone1

  November 2012 edited May 2016

  Here is what we use here with great response:
  
  A cause and effect relationship between diagnoses may not be assumed and coded unless documented as such by the attending physician
  
  A cause and effect relationship between HTN and Chronic renal disease can be assumed per CMS guidelines but a cause and effect relationship between HTN and CAD may not be assumed and coded unless documented as such by the attending physician.
  
  Patient has a history of HTN, CAD and Chronic renal disease with presenting diagnosis of CHF.
  
  Please reply to this query or document in your next progress note the relationship, if any, between HTN and CAD.
  
  Dawn
• cynthia.a.goewey

  November 2012 edited May 2016

  Thanks Dawn, I appreciate you sharing.
  Cindy