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Angiograms were then obtained with the 5 French pigtail in the ascending aorta and the thoracic aorta. Aortopulmonary collaterals were observed arising from the right subclavian artery, the intercosta... [ Read More ]
ICD 10 Code O80 shows Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery. There is a note that states: ...This code is for use as a single diagnosis code and is not to be used with any other code from ch... [ Read More ]
Hi, we're having trouble getting this u/s paid through Aetna. Recently two u/s were done on the same day, the dx codes used were 030.032, Z03.71, 028.3, 028.1 and z3A.18. I'm confused b/c Aetna usuall... [ Read More ]
[b]allergy coding[/b]
[QUOTE="CoderCat, post: 417442, member: 92828"]We recently received a denial on one of our patient's for all of the allergy shots the patient has received. We are a primary car... [ Read More ]
We recently received a denial on one of our patient's for all of the allergy shots the patient has received. We are a primary care office and only administer the serum when it is sent to us from the ... [ Read More ]
If the provider documents that the patient is at high risk due to mono-di twins, do you need to code both ICD-10 009.89 supervision of other high risk pregnancy and 030.03, twin pregnancy, mono/di? Do... [ Read More ]
If a patient is having the prenatal test and the doctor gives the patient a z34.01 code, but the patient is having twins. Can I remove the z34.01 and add 030.001 as long as it is marked on the lab ord... [ Read More ]
Here is an article I found that talks about the procedure and the diagnosis being integral for the choice of code. Let me know if you need more than this.
[url]http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar... [ Read More ]
Someone asked this recently on another dx. I don't know much about OB/GYN and Maternity but it appears this will come up through many of the baby related codes
in my interpretation of the 7th digit b... [ Read More ]
When using the diagnosis above, the notes tell you the 7th character 0-9 for multiple gestations needs to be an additional code to specify the fetus involved. Plus and additional code from 030 for mu... [ Read More ]