Medication Lists Flashcards
If Humalog is located in the medication list, I can automatically code diabetes.
Faults page 17 of the client GL states that you do not assume conditions from the presence of a medication.
Her page 16 of the consolidated guidelines, if Cymbalta is linked to depression by the provider, it can also be used as support for neuropathy, not linked by the provider.
False, medication that can be used to treat. Multiple conditions must be directly related to a condition.
We can use medication from an embedded medication list, labeled as discontinued for support for conditions found in an encounter.
False, if a medication in the med list is labeled as discontinued we would not use that medication for support. This could be an indication the condition no longer exist look for other support in the encounter.
We can use Lexapro as support for depression if both anxiety and depression are documented in the encounter.
False, Lexapro is used to treat both depression and anxiety per WebMD. In order to use Lexapro as support for either condition, the provider would need to link the medication to one or both conditions.
Which has higher specificity E7800 or E782?
E782 is higher specificity
Standalone medication list that are not a part of a face-to-face visit may be used to support conditions in a chart.
False the medication list must be embedded in the face-to-face visit to be used as support.
Per page 92 of the consolidated guidelines, top pyramid may be used to support migraine, headache, and the problem list when it is linked to tension headaches in the med list
False client clarification scenarios on page 92 show that attention headache and migraine are two separate conditions and since the provider length the medication to tension headache we would skip migraine.
According to our guideline rules referring to medication that can be used to treat multiple conditions page 16 of the consolidated guidelines, we can use alprazolam in the medication list to support panic attacks when anxiety is also found in the encounter.
False, alprazolam cannot be used to support panic attacks without provider linkage when anxiety is also listed when we have multiple conditions that a medication can treat. We cannot use that medication for either condition unless the provider links it to a condition.
Per page 16 of the consolidated guidelines, chronic conditions linked to a medication in a med list, even when not reviewed by a provider:
May be picked up as supported. Chronic conditions found in the med list are acceptable to Code.
