Is anyone here an ICD-10 expert? I was looking at the ICD-10 codes and I'm confused about the "Injury codes". It used to be that an ACL tear was an ACL tear, but now acute injuries seem to be coded differently. How do we determine what is acute and what is not? If ortho sees a fresh ACL and later refers to PM&R, is our first visit considered an initial eval for the ACL or a subsequent visit? When do we switch to normal (chronic) codes?
This sucks.
This sucks.