Medical Coding Tips — How To Code For Respiratory Dependency

Medical Coding Tips — How To Code For Respiratory Dependency http://www.cco.us/ceu-respiratory-hemic-lymphatic-on-demand-class-yt

Laureen: Alright, respiratory dependency.

Alicia: And this is a very quick and easy one.

Q: Could you explain how to code for respiratory dependency?

Q: I have a coding question for work, I was considering if you could explain how to code for respiratory dependence?

V46.1 – Should this be used only for someone who is permanently on respiratory ventilator?

A: Yes, the answer is yes.

Q: V46.2 – Could this be used for someone with a condition such as sleep apnea?

A: No, the V46.2 is for somebody who is O2 dependent.

Down here, most people think that if a person is on a respirator or a ventilator that they’re bed-bound and maybe in ICU. You think, you see that picture of a person on machine and stuff, which is true, but in actuality a lot of people are respiratory dependent and it usually is involving quadriplegia injuries to the spinal cord. Like this picture, this guy is actually ventilator dependent or respirator dependent, but he’s in a wheelchair moving around. There was also a picture of a girl that was going to high school but I couldn’t get it to load.

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