Documentation and Coding for Patient Safety Indicators

Sep 15, 2000 · CPT and ICD-9-CM coding for surgical residents and new surgeons in practice. Chicago: American College of Surgeons; 2005. ... can lead to inaccurate coding (Romano, 2010). 13 Postoperative Sepsis Cannot code as postoperative sepsis if documentation does not indicate whether infection actually occurred, such as lack of appropriate cultures/tests ... ................
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