Revenue Cycle Daily Advisor -- August 4, 2017

"For a patient admitted as an inpatient for an acute hepatitis B infection, the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index guides the coder to B16.9 (acute hepatitis B without delta-agent and without hepatic coma). However, other factors can influence the code selection, such as the inclusion of delta-agent or hepatitis D," says Adrienne Commeree, CPC, CPMA, CCS, CEMC, CPIP, coding regulatory specialist for HCPro.

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