Cardiology Question for the Week of December 15, 2025

Is it permissible to code from documentation from a consultant as long as it’s not conflicting with the attending physician’s documentation? For example, CHF is listed by the attending physician, but the cardiologist states chronic diastolic heart failure. Also, can additional diagnoses be coded from consultant documentation? We are confused if the advice in the 2016 coding clinic that addresses this applies only to pathology, radiology, and lab results, or if it encompasses all other documentation from providers involved in the patient’s care.

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