Re: V code

[carol maher]

If the therapy minutes fall in your assessment window, you will need to code them on the MDS.  I don't think that you need to change your ICD-9 code for 1 week, but it would be acceptable.  You will only need to do an OMRA if the 30 day assessment places your resident into a rehab RUGS group ( group starts with R) .  If there were not enough therapy minutes done during the assessment window of your 30 day assessment to place the resident into  a rehab rug group, you do NOT need to do an OMRA.


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Subject: V code

I am doing a 30 day assessment for PPS.  He was admitted with post-op infection but no PT needed, he is ambulating with FWW.  Pt. had a fall recently and MD ordered PT.  Therapy started yesterday and planned to provide PT for a week.  Do I capture therapy minutes and use V57.1 as primary ICD code and do an OMRA 8-10 days after therapy is discontinued since the pt. is still on antibiotic or capture the therapy minutes and use wound infection as primary ICD code?

Thank you all!

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