2008 ABC Coding Manual - Index of

Client Assessment – Existing client home-visit with nursing diagnosis ACHAA – ACIAC
ACH Existing client home-visit with nursing diagnosis
ACHAA Nurse simple existing home-visit 15 minutes
Assessing and/or managing an existing client using nursing diagnoses in a simple, 15-minute, home-visit.
Use this code to describe advanced nursing care without physician oversight. The client may or may not
have a medical diagnosis.
ACHAB Nurse usual existing home-visit 25 minutes
Assessing and/or managing an existing client using nursing diagnoses in a usual, 25-minute, home-visit.
Use this code to describe advanced nursing care without physician oversight. The client may or may not
have a medical diagnosis.
ACHAC Nurse detailed existing home-visit 40 minutes
Assessing and/or managing an existing client using nursing diagnoses in a detailed, 40-minute home-visit.
Use this code to describe advanced nursing care without physician oversight. The client may or may not
have a medical diagnosis.
ACHAD Nurse comprehensive existing home-visit 60 minutes
Assessing and/or managing an existing client using nursing diagnoses in a comprehensive, 60-minute
home-visit. Use this code to describe advanced nursing care without physician oversight. The client may
or may not have a medical diagnosis.
ACHAE Nurse comprehensive prolonged existing home-visit 90 minutes
Assessing and/or managing an existing client using nursing diagnoses in a comprehensive, prolonged,
90-minute home-visit. Use this code to describe advanced nursing care without physician oversight. The
client may or may not have a medical diagnosis.
ACHAF Nurse comprehensive prolonged existing home-visit 120 minutes
Assessing and/or managing an existing client using nursing diagnoses in a comprehensive, prolonged,
120-minute home-visit. Use this code to describe advanced nursing care without physician oversight. The
client may or may not have a medical diagnosis.
ACHAG Nurse comprehensive prolonged existing home-visit 150 minutes
Assessing and/or managing an existing client using nursing diagnoses in a comprehensive, prolonged,
150-minute home-visit. Use this code to describe advanced nursing care without physician oversight. The
client may or may not have a medical diagnosis.
ACHZZ Undefined nurse existing client home-visit with nursing diagnosis narrative required
Any elsewhere undefined existing client home-visit with nursing diagnosis, narrative required. Use this
code to describe advanced nursing care without physician oversight. The client may or may not have a
medical diagnosis. To help develop more comprehensive coding, please submit an ABC Terminology and
Code Request form, which is available in the back of all ABC coding publications and at
www.ABCcodes.com.
ACI New patient in-facility with nursing diagnosis
ACIAA Nurse simple new in-facility 10 minutes
Assessing and/or managing a new patient using nursing diagnoses in a simple, 10-minute, in-facility
meeting. Use this code to describe advanced nursing care without physician oversight. The client may or
may not have a medical diagnosis.
ACIAB Nurse usual new in-facility 20 minutes
Assessing and/or managing a new patient using nursing diagnoses in a usual, 20-minute, in-facility
meeting. Use this code to describe advanced nursing care without physician oversight. The client may or
may not have a medical diagnosis.
ACIAC Nurse detailed new in-facility 30 minutes
Assessing and/or managing a new patient using nursing diagnoses in a detailed, 30-minute, in-facility
meeting. Use this code to describe advanced nursing care without physician oversight. The client may or
may not have a medical diagnosis.
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