[Answered]: Your organization is considering using…

Your organization is considering using computer-assisted coding (CAC). To help you reach a purchase decision, you create the test case that follows to see how different applications will code it. Mr. Reynolds is a 57-year-old white male admitted with chest pain. He developed this pain while shoveling snow outside his home. He ranks it an 8 out of 10 on the pain scale. He has no arm or jaw pain. He whas hyperlipidemia and hypertension, and is on medication for both conditions. Last year, he suffered an acute myocardial infraction and was treated with two coronary stents. An EKG was performed and cardiac enzymes drawn. All results were normal. The patient exhibited the pain upon movement and palpation at the chondrosternal joint and final diagnosis of sprain was determined. Codes Assigned by CAC 1 Codes Assigned by CAC 2 R07.9 S23.429A I21.3 I10 R68.84 E78.5 S23.421A I25.2 I10 Z95.5 E78.5 Suggestion to code for coronary stent procedure 1. Determine any coding inaccuracies in the CAC assignments 2. Recommend corrections to the code assignment 3. Based on the results above, which CAC product would you recommend for purchase?