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Fibroid Coding Got You Frustrated? 5 Myth Busters Fix Your Claims

Published on Fri Feb 05, 2010

Find out what your fibroid diagnosis options are for both ICD-9 and ICD-10. If you're reporting uterine fibroid removal, you need to know two things: Where the fibroid was located, so you can choose the diagnosis code. What method the ob-gyn used to take care of the growth. Simplify this complicated coding scenario by busting the following four myths.You'll know where to look in both your ICD and CPT manuals before the fibroid report lands on your desk. Don't Confuse Fibroids With Polyps Myth: Fibroids and polyps are essentially the same thing. Reality: True, fibroids and polyps are both growths, but one occurs in the endometrial lining while the other occurs in the muscle. Polyps are small growths on the surface of the uterine wall that are easy for the ob-gyn to remove. In other words, "they are an overgrowth of the endometrial lining," says David Glassman, DO, FACOG, medical [...]
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