(523.6)

Accretions on teeth (523.6)

ICD-9 code 523.6 for Accretions on teeth is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -DISEASES OF ORAL CAVITY, SALIVARY GLANDS, AND JAWS (520-529).

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global days - There was a Medicare proposed

According to a webinar I listened to with Peach New Media by Marvel J Hammer she stated that "Section 523(a) of the MACRA of 2015 added a new paragraph at section 1848(c)(8) of the Act that prohibits ... [ Read More ]

Dental/Medicine Diagnosis

[b]Dental dx[/b] Lets say the pt comes in with dental pain, and the dx is 523.30 or 523.00 the provider did not document anything other than dental pain. No jaw pain, no facial pain. Nothing. Can we ... [ Read More ]

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WOOHOO! A more specific Dx!

Hyperplasia of the oral mucosa (528.9 Other and unspecified diseases of the oral soft tissue) and Hyperplasia of the gingiva (523.8 Other specified periodontal diseases) = MCR denials due to NOS/NEC c... [ Read More ]

hyperplasia of gingiva

I am being asked by another physician's office to change a code for hyperplasia of the gingiva, which I coded as 523.8. MCR is not paying for it because it is considered "periodontal." The other phy... [ Read More ]

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