Q: Our team is having a hard time determining a principal diagnosis for a patient with a history of stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) who is receiving chronic hemodialysis and is in acute renal failure (ARF) with volume overload. What ICD-10-CM code should be listed as the principal diagnosis?
Q: Our coding team is currently debating how to report acute tubular necrosis (ATN) in ICD-10-CM for a patient after a renal transplant. Can you provide any guidance?
Q: I work at the front desk at a clinic. My neighbor is one of our patients, and recently he asked if I could see when some test results would be available. Since I already had access to his records, is it a HIPAA violation to fulfill his request?
