ICD-10 Hospital Procedures
🤔 Question: When patients are readmitted for follow up grafting or other procedures, providers often use CPT codes for the procedures. Are registrars required to try and find an equivalent ICD-10 procedure code to enter on the readmission form or can “CPT code #” be entered as the procedure code?
🌱 Answer: An ICD 10 code must be used. An ICD 10 code that is equivalent to the CPT code for the procedure should be found. Coders at your institution may be able to help you with this.