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ACIAD – ACJAF Client Assessment – Existing patient in-facility with nursing diagnosis
ACIAD Nurse detailed new in-facility 45 minutes
Assessing and/or managing a new patient using nursing diagnoses in a detailed, 45-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.
ACIAE Nurse comprehensive new in-facility 60 minutes
Assessing and/or managing a new patient using nursing diagnoses in a comprehensive, 60-minute infacility
meeting. Use this code to describe advanced nursing care without physician oversight. The client
may or may not have a medical diagnosis.
ACIAF Nurse comprehensive prolonged new in-facility 90 minutes
Assessing and/or managing a new patient using nursing diagnoses in a comprehensive, prolonged, 90minute
in-facility meeting. Use this code to describe advanced nursing care without physician oversight.
The client may or may not have a medical diagnosis.
ACIAG Nurse comprehensive prolonged new in-facility 120 minutes
Assessing and/or managing a new patient using nursing diagnoses in a comprehensive, prolonged, 120minute
in-facility meeting. Use this code to describe advanced nursing care without physician oversight.
The client may or may not have a medical diagnosis.
ACIAH Nurse comprehensive prolonged new in-facility 150 minutes
Assessing and/or managing a new patient using nursing diagnoses in a comprehensive, prolonged, 150minute
in-facility meeting. Use this code to describe advanced nursing care without physician oversight.
The client may or may not have a medical diagnosis.
ACIZZ Undefined nurse new patient in-facility with nursing diagnosis narrative required
Any elsewhere undefined new patient in-facility 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.
ACJ Existing patient in-facility with nursing diagnosis
ACJAA Nurse simple existing in-facility 5 minutes
Assessing and/or managing an existing patient using nursing diagnoses in a simple, 5-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.
ACJAB Nurse simple existing in-facility 10 minutes
Assessing and/or managing an existing 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.
ACJAC Nurse simple existing in-facility 15 minutes
Assessing and/or managing an existing patient using nursing diagnoses in a simple, 15-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.
ACJAD Nurse usual existing in-facility 25 minutes
Assessing and/or managing an existing patient using nursing diagnoses in a usual, 25-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.
ACJAE Nurse detailed existing in-facility 40 minutes
Assessing and/or managing an existing patient using nursing diagnoses in a detailed, 40-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.
ACJAF Nurse comprehensive existing in-facility 60 minutes
Assessing and/or managing an existing patient using nursing diagnoses in a comprehensive, 60-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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