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Take Time for an Embolism ICD-9 Check-Up/Quiz Answers: Learn Whether Your Embolism Coding Makes the Grade

Published on Thu Dec 27, 2012

Distinguishing superficial veins from deep will keep your claims clean. In all the excitement of adding new CPT and HCPCS changes to your files, you have to make sure your ICD-9 coding stays on track, too. The 2010 expansion in thrombosis and embolism coding options requires a keen eye to spot precise anatomic locations and whether a problem is chronic or acute. Dig into these three scenarios to see if you can choose the proper code for services performed on or after Oct. 1, 2009. Then turn to page 5 for the answers. Scenario 1: Catch 1 Key Term for 453.xx Success For services Oct. 1, 2009, or later, which ICD-9 code should you choose if your documentation indicates the following? • Male patient, 69, complains of chronic swelling and pain in his left leg. Comprehensive history and exam performed. • Ordered tests include CBC, Chem panel, D-dimer, and Doppler [...]
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