Our billing department often flags charts for changes needed in the ICD coding; usually needing a more specific code. How do you all handle this in AC? Do you do an addendum stating that the diagnosis code has been changed.
It seems that if the code assigned at the time of the sign off is simply a more generalized code but still reflects the diagnosis, that no addendum or other documentatin would be needed. Is there a medicolegal reason to add an addendum?
Thanks,
