Code status
Posted By: nm on 2008-04-16
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Subject: Code status
Anyone know if code status is addressed in the AAMT BOS? I cannot find it but am not certain what to look under either. Wondering if this should always be set apart with all caps or separate line?
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That sounds like it should be CODE status: FULL CODE. nm
Subject: That sounds like it should be CODE status: FULL CODE. nm
I think you're both wrong.
s/l "camico code blue status" TIA! -nm
Subject: s/l "camico code blue status" TIA! -nm
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Or even just their "color" for when a code is called. Sometimes you hear code red, code blue,
Subject: Or even just their "color" for when a code is called. Sometimes you hear code red, code blue, or
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Maybe giving you the ICD code or diagnostic code for medical records coding?
Subject: Maybe giving you the ICD code or diagnostic code for medical records coding?
I wouldn't change" status" to "with" here, performance status is, sm
Subject: I wouldn't change" status" to "with" here, performance status is, sm
a specific term to quantify the patient's well being, "performance with" doesn't mean the same thing.
Mental Status Exam: Symptom Status?
Subject: Mental Status Exam: Symptom Status?
Here's the context: He smiles much of the time; he is cooperative. Symptom status revealed that he knew that George Bush was the current president and that Bill Clinton preceded him. He denies hearing any voices.....
Symptom sounds similar to System, Simple, etc., for this example. Any input?
D code or V code?
Subject: D code or V code?
In the assessment, doc dictates "D or V code" then the numbers "61.20 Parent/child relational problems"
TIA!
per fee code? nm
Subject: per fee code? nm
No code.
Subject: No code.
Code
Subject: Code
I had never heard of this myself so I looked it up on the Internet, and it is really interesting how they do all that work ahead of time and get things rolling, and then are ready for the patient coming in.
My thought would be Code STEMI as long as it was not in the diagnosis, and if that is the way the doctor dictated it. If he dictated that whole thing out, then it would have to be expanded, but Code STEMI sounds good to me.
Code Black
Subject: Code Black
What does "code black" mean?
chemical? code
Subject: chemical? code
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I just tried googling the code itself
Subject: I just tried googling the code itself
I'm not sure this will help but here's the link(s):
Coding for Depression Without Getting Depressed
Code 300.4, "Neurotic depression," also referred to as "reactional depression ... However, if you provided medical evaluation and management in addition to ...
doctor.medscape.com/viewarticle/472592 |
code blue
Subject: code blue
Used to be capitalized, but no longer according to Stedman's. Just "code blue".
CPT code 11012
Subject: CPT code 11012
Is this how it should be typed? In all my years, I have never had this before. I have had ICD code but not this one. Thanks
i would just do cpt code 14041
Subject: i would just do cpt code 14041
CPT code modifers
Subject: CPT code modifers
I am not sure how to transcribe CPT codes with modifiers. Doctor dictates "CPT code 15734 with a modifier of 51." Do I transcribe it as above, or is there a standard format for adding modifiers?
Thank you in advance.
s/l profee code?
Subject: s/l profee code?
Anybody know the correct way to type this? It's a billing code dictated in the progress notes, which is done sometimes on one of my accounts. I've searched the web and found it spelled every way imaginable, the billers and coders board here looks abandoned, and search of boards turned up nothing.
I'm hoping someone out there in MT Land has the answer. Thanks!
Could he be saying the diagnosis code? NM
Subject: Could he be saying the diagnosis code? NM
Code STEMI
Subject: Code STEMI
I got dinged on this on a audit, just wanted to get it right.. would it be Code-STEMI or Code ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in an HPI?
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I think A01 is a diagnosis code sm
Subject: I think A01 is a diagnosis code sm
Check internet seach: RMG diagnosis codes (Rehab Management Group.
Lab, s/l "d-code" or "d-cote," done for see msg.
Subject: Lab, s/l "d-code" or "d-cote," done for see msg.
done periodically for a patient who is on chronic pain medications??? Anyone know?
Thanks!
ICD code for this is 780.56 - see message
Subject: ICD code for this is 780.56 - see message
Go to www.findacode.com and type the code in and expand the ICD 9 section. You can also type the names of diseases in the search.
Code call?
Subject: Code call?
He was admitted to the ICU with acute hypoxia after an s/l MSENT was called . . .
S/L code gray protocol
Subject: S/L code gray protocol
Doc says: He was given TPA for an acute stroke under the ?CODE GRAY? protocol.
TIA again.
info on Code Gray. sm
Subject: info on Code Gray. sm
http://www.floridahospitalmedicalnews.com/news-Neurology-Neurosurgery-id31.html
white code syndrome?
Subject: white code syndrome?
Is that correct and what is it? I can't find it on internet.
CPT code and the number you typed...
Subject: CPT code and the number you typed...
many docs dictate the codes in diagnoses to make things easier for the coders...
CPT code #xxxxxxx (whatever number they dictate).....
Kyphoplasty ICD code - 22523
Subject: Kyphoplasty ICD code - 22523
Doctor dictated, "put a 62 modifier after each code." This is a kyphoplasty procedure. How do I put in the 62 modifier, should I just put a dash and then put the 62 at the end? please help. Thanks!
Is Code Blue supposed to be capitalized?
Subject: Is Code Blue supposed to be capitalized?
TIA,
Ammoxican s/l salt used during code blue
Subject: Ammoxican s/l salt used during code blue
yeah, in ER full code definitely not telemetry
Subject: yeah, in ER full code definitely not telemetry
Never mind he was dictating an ICD9 code
Subject: Never mind he was dictating an ICD9 code
pharmacy code for sliding scale??
Subject: pharmacy code for sliding scale??
how would one transcribe "novolog sliding scale greater than 150 3 6 9. Also dictated earlier was sliding scale +1 +2 +3. must be some sort of pharmacy code. TIA!!
Found it. I located a lab form and code and value
Subject: Found it. I located a lab form and code and value
V code in psychiatry are listed as nonmental diagnoses.
Subject: V code in psychiatry are listed as nonmental diagnoses.
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s/l Copy of code to the heart function is steady??
Subject: s/l Copy of code to the heart function is steady??
my thought would be "discharged home full code" (I.e. not DNR) nm
Subject: my thought would be "discharged home full code" (I.e. not DNR) nm
"no code" ?? (meaning do not resuscitate, intubate)
Subject: "no code" ?? (meaning do not resuscitate, intubate)
Modifier -22 is used in conjunction with a surgery code, that explains that it was complex or more d
Subject: Modifier -22 is used in conjunction with a surgery code, that explains that it was complex or more difficult.
I am a MT and a medical biller. Say for instance we use a regular surgery code 29880 (arthroscopy of the knee) and we might add a -22 if this procedure was more difficult than usual. We increase our fees for the surgery due to the difficulty, thus the -22 indicates why we upped our fees. Hope this helps and was not too confusing.
pt with code blue had CPR and after S/L benifering? sinus tachycardia was estabilished
Subject: pt with code blue had CPR and after S/L benifering? sinus tachycardia was estabilished
pt with code blue had CPR and after S/L benifering? sinus tachycardia was estabilished 
Status post stent placement and status post s/l key-til? placement
Subject: Status post stent placement and status post s/l key-til? placement
DNR status
Subject: DNR status
In assessment if dictates DNR-how would you transcribe that? I know I have to expand, but would I capitalize it or just leave it do not resuscitate?
Status
Subject: Status
No, I said status means "with." Replace the word "status" with the word "with" since they mean the same thing and then you don't need a comma. :-)
Status
Subject: Status
Maybe you're getting a different vibe from the doc than I would. I would think that he meant decreasing performance in say- his activity level. If he meant decreasing performance status, he would actually be saying "decreasing performance condition." Really doesn't make much sense, even for an ESL, while a lot of them do put the noun before the adjective. :-) Status usually means at the present time where status post means the time afterwards. I wouldn't think he meant "decreasing performance status" meaning the condition of decreasing performance but rather "decreasing performance" with nausea, diarrhea, etc. It doesn't seem necessary for him to add the word "status" after "performance, where "decreasing performance," status, i.e, conditions of nausea, diarrhea, etc. would be necessary. But, the doc's ESL, so who really knows. :-)
Status Asthmaticus
Subject: Status Asthmaticus
Status Asthmaticus - Status asthmaticus is a medical emergency in which asthma
symptoms are refractory to initial bronchodilator therapy in the emergency
status post PCI
Subject: status post PCI
I see this all the time in cardiology.
status post TAB? SM
Subject: status post TAB? SM
Here is a link with some abbrevs for OB/GYN.
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/obgyn-clerkship/UVA/Abbreviations.cfm
patient status
Subject: patient status
Patient has COPD, recent MI, anemia, is nonambulatory but is stable. She is being discharged for physical therapy. Her prognosis from a cardiac standpoint is [s/l bare/there]. Thanks.
it is mental status
Subject: it is mental status
They give lactulose with hepatic encephalopathy. Helps to lower ammonia level. Dad had cirrhosis so know first hand :-(
status post
Subject: status post
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