Connecting Coding and Clinical Practice Guidelines: Opioid Prescribing in Outpatient Settings

This article reviews coding for the identification, assessment, and treatment of pain in children as addressed in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) “Opioid Prescribing for Acute Pain Management in Children and Adolescents in Outpatient Settings: Clinical Practice Guideline” (https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-068752). The following topics are discussed: Diagnosis codes for painPain and underlying causeReporting opioids used in pain managementMedical decision-making (MDM) related to painDevelopment of care plans for pain

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AAP Pediatric Coding Newsletter
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2025-02-28
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https://doi.org/10.1542/pcco_book251_document001
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Clinical practice guidelines implementation
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Connecting Coding and Clinical Practice Guidelines: Opioid Prescribing in Outpatient Settings

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Abstract

This article reviews coding for the identification, assessment, and treatment of pain in children as addressed in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) “Opioid Prescribing for Acute Pain Management in Children and Adolescents in Outpatient Settings: Clinical Practice Guideline” (https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-068752). The following topics are discussed: Diagnosis codes for painPain and underlying causeReporting opioids used in pain managementMedical decision-making (MDM) related to painDevelopment of care plans for pain

AAP Pediatric Coding NewsletterVol. 20(6)
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