Primary Care Coding Alert
Use V Code for HIV Testing
Question: Montana Subscriber Answer: You can use the code as a first-listed or additional diagnosis. V codes describe the reason for the encounter, but physicians should still use specific condition codes to describe the signs, symptoms, or disease that show(s) medical necessity for ordered tests.
Primary Care Coding Alert
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HPV Test Is Not a Covered Screening Test
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How to Justify AAA Screenings
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Use History of Disease Only If It's "History"
Question: At what point should I report a "history of" code instead of the actual [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Code J7620 for DuoNeb
Question: We treated a patient experiencing asthma exacerbation and gave her a nebulization treatment with [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Use V Code for HIV Testing
Question: Our family physician ordered an HIV test for his patient who is known to [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Avoid Repeating Initial Codes, Code for Subsequent
Question: When I report a vaccine injection administration plus administration of Rotavirus or FluMist, I [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Follow the AMA's Resequencing Trail
Question: I noticed some of the codes in the 2010 CPT manual have a # [...]
