http://community.advanceweb.com/forums/14/ShowForum.aspxenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Debug Build: 61120.2)http://community.advanceweb.com/forums/thread/39519.aspxThu, 02 Jul 2009 09:11:17 GMT06d5312c-37b9-406e-be84-460d8d21f4fc:39519Christina Benjamin0http://community.advanceweb.com/forums/thread/39519.aspxhttp://community.advanceweb.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=14&PostID=39519If it is within the 8 weeks and the reason for the visit is continued care for the MI condition, then assign 410.x2.&nbsp; This would be considered a follow-up since the patient has been discharged from the original facility where care was first rendered.<br>http://community.advanceweb.com/forums/thread/39397.aspxFri, 26 Jun 2009 12:19:03 GMT06d5312c-37b9-406e-be84-460d8d21f4fc:39397Diana Colucci0http://community.advanceweb.com/forums/thread/39397.aspxhttp://community.advanceweb.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=14&PostID=39397My question is if a patient comes into the Cardiologist’s office as a follow up from an inpatient stay from an Acute MI, it is within the 8 weeks, how would you code the visit?&nbsp; Is it considered a subsequent episode of care since it is a follow up from the hospital stay, using the 5<SUP>th</SUP> digit of a “2” or is it considered an old MI (412) but it is not over 8 weeks since the initial episode of care for the acute MI?<o:p></o:p>