Welcome to Coffee with the Coder^®, our conversation with Paula Digby and her team to address issues, observations and questions for Health Information Management professionals. You are invited to listen in for ten minutes every other Monday and to submit your favorite questions or comments for Coffee with the Coder^®

October 9, 2017

In today’s episode Paula Digby addresses four questions. The first is from a physician practice coder, asking about salpingectomies for sterilization. Next, there are two from Inpatient Rehab coders; the first regarding comorbidities and etiologic diagnoses, and the second involving association of neuropathy in a diabetic patient. The final question regards the specific code selection for a Garden II fracture and whether it is a 40% diagnosis.

Today’s winner of the official Coffee with the Coder^® mug is Mary from Georgia!

The “mug shot” here is of our long-time friend, Ilana Salisbury.

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