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Be Pro-Active About Mental Disability Medical Necessity Denial
Published on Wed Feb 12, 2020
Question: My ob-gyn is treating a patient who is bi-polar and has an intellectual disability. She is on Medicare and comes in for her annual. She cannot tolerate a pelvic exam, so we have to do a pelvic ultrasound in order to evaluate her. What ICD-10 code should I use for the ultrasound? Illinois Subscriber Answer: If you don’t want [...]