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Q&A: Should Z99.2, Dependence on renal dialysis, be coded when dialysis occurs outside the facility?
Question: A dialysis patient is going out of the facility for dialysis. We use the appropriate N18 code, but would Z99.2 be excluded since dialysis isn’t provided in-house? Answer from Carol Maher, RN, GERO-BC, RAC-MTA,...