FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Item 2. Head Circumference at Birth Q: We have difficulty collecting head circumference at birth, what should we enter? A: If head circumference is no...
Mon, 5 Feb, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Item 10. Maternal Race and Ethnicity Item 10a. Is mother of hispanic origin? Item 10b. Maternal Race Q: We have difficulty determining the mother&#...
Mon, 29 Jan, 2024 at 10:41 AM
Item 24a. Temperature Measured Within the First Hour After Admission to Your NICU Q: Does this really matter 28 days out? Does it refer to within one ho...
Mon, 5 Feb, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Item 40. Early Sepsis and/or Meningitis (on or before Day 3) Q: If a baby has a positive culture for Coagulase negative Staphylococci on day 1, 2, or 2 of ...
Wed, 11 Apr, 2018 at 3:58 PM
Item 43e. PDA Ligation or PDA Closure by Catherization Q: I am getting an error notice when I add surgery codes for PDA Ligation or PDA Closure by Catheter...
Thu, 22 Feb, 2018 at 4:51 PM
ITEM 48a. INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE Q: How would I code a Small Baby who had a head ultrasound on or before Day 28 of life that initially showed NO bleed? B...
Mon, 11 Dec, 2017 at 9:38 AM
Item 52a. Major Birth Defects/Congenital Anomalies Q: How do you code a prenatal diagnosis of an anomaly that cannot be verified in our hospital after bir...
Mon, 11 Dec, 2017 at 9:37 AM
Note: The following items 53-55 pertain to ANY infant that was previously discharged home from a hospital and readmitted to your NICU (on or before Day28) f...
Mon, 11 Dec, 2017 at 9:04 AM
Item 56. Enteral Feeding at Discharge Q: When mother’s own milk is not available in the NICU, Prolacta offers two ready-to-feed, pasteurized human milk for...
Mon, 11 Dec, 2017 at 9:39 AM
Item 61. Reason for Transfer Q: Is a discharge for capacity (sort of a "forced" non-acute transfer) considered an "other" for Question ...
Thu, 15 Feb, 2018 at 12:19 PM