ACS 1904
Complications of Surgical or Medical Care 

Are you ready to tackle one of the most challenging areas in clinical coding?

ACS 1904 outlines the criteria required to establish a causal link between care and a subsequent complication, ensuring that clinical documentation supports the diagnosis before it is coded.

A key focus area is distinguishing between expected post-operative symptoms and true complications.

This course takes 15-20 minutes if no interruptions.

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Course Lessons

  1. 1 Course Overview
  2. 2 Defining and Identifying Complications
  3. 3 Establishing Causal Relationship and Applying Directive 1
  4. 4 Devices, Sequelae and Complex Cases: Directives 2 & 3
  5. 5 Ambiguous Documentation & Coding Pitfalls
  6. 6 Course Quiz
  7. 7 Course Summary