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A patient is admitted with hypotension due to dobutamine taken, administered, and prescribed correctly. How should this be coded?

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For a patient admitted with hypotension due to correctly administered dobutamine, the coding would typically include an ICD-10 code for hypotension, such as I95.89, and potentially an additional code for the adverse drug effect.

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When coding for a patient admitted with hypotension due to dobutamine administered correctly, it is essential to use the ICD-10-CM (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification) codes. In this situation, you would code for the hypotension first since that is the condition requiring treatment in the emergency setting. The dobutamine's involvement, given it was prescribed and administered correctly, would not be coded as a poisoning or overdose. Instead, it is a therapeutic substance correctly given with an adverse effect. The exact codes can vary based on the specifics of the case and the version of the coding manual in use at the time of the admission. A potential approach could be to use an ICD-10 code such as I95.89 for other forms of hypotension and an additional code for the adverse effect of the drug if needed.

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