What Coders Need to Know: Anticoagulant versus Antiplatelet

What Coders Need to Know: Anticoagulant versus Antiplatelet – Coding Considerations

Published: Sat, 06/07/25

Updated: Thu, 06/12/25

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What Coders Need to Know: Anticoagulant versus Antiplatelet – Coding Considerations

Continuing our look at areas where we see confusion we will examine the assignment of the long term use codes for anticoagulants versus antithrombotics/antiplatelets. GoodRx.com, in an article titled, “Antiplatelet vs. Anticoagulant Blood Thinners – 4 Things to Know,” details the basics coders need to keep in mind when assigning these codes. First...

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