Reader Questions:
Specify Test, Sign or Symptom When Dx Is Not Definitive
Published on Wed Oct 14, 2020
Question: If we have a patient that comes to our practice for a lab draw, and the patient does not have a definitive diagnosis, is it possible to use Z01.89? Georgia Subscriber Answer: At the beginning of the Z01.- (Encounter for other special examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis) code block, there is an Excludes1 note, which tells you that if [...]