Reader Questions:
Find Stomach Polyps Personal History Code Here
Published on Mon Aug 25, 2008
Question:
What is the code for personal history of stomach polyps?New York Subscriber
Answer:
You should use V12.79 (
Other digestive diseases) to represent the high-risk personal history.
Remember: V codes are your keys to documenting chronic conditions or underlying physical circumstances that can affect a patient's current health status or treatment. Also, you can use V codes as primary diagnoses