ICD-9 code 097 for Other and unspecified syphilis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -SYPHILIS AND OTHER VENEREAL DISEASES (090-099).
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Here's a link to the statute in IL: [url]http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=097-0556[/url]
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Red River Valley AAPC Chapter Meeting Minutes
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I would use code 097.1, which would justify performing a quantitative test. I would assume the patients who are having this test done already had a positive reaction w 86592 which is the qualitative ... [ Read More ]