Poorly Controlled Seizure Disorder

ONE word can change an entire code:

• “Poorly controlled seizures” is not a comorbid condition (CC) and does not
  impart severity of illness (SOI).
• “Poorly controlled seizure disorder” codes to epilepsy and is a comorbid
  condition (CC). This diagnosis supports severity of illness (SOI).
• The terminology of “seizures” alone is non-specific and may be associated
  with many different medical issues.
• A seizure disorder is associated with the diagnosis of epilepsy for coding
  purposes and shows that the patient is sick.
• “Status epilepticus”: seizure lasting > 5 minutes.

Remember – Hospital documentation can include “possible, probable, likely or suspected“ diagnoses.

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