(523.9)

Unspecified gingival and periodontal disease (523.9)

ICD-9 code 523.9 for Unspecified gingival and periodontal disease 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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Preventive coverage for sterilization procedure 58661

Primera Blue Cross for example just added the code to their preventive list eff 6/1/18 [url]https://www.premera.com/medicalpolicies/10.01.523.pdf[/url]... [ Read More ]

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Thought Leadership

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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 ]

ICD-10 list 272 codes so far

Thought I would share my list. Here what i have so far. ICD-10-CM Descriptor M75.41 Impingement syndrome of left shoulder 726.2 M75.42 Impingement syndrome of right shoulder 726.2 M87.821 Other oste... [ Read More ]

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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Surgery coder needed for Tulsa area office. Must have experiance coding & billing. I have full time days available also part time evening and/or weekends. Fax resume to 918-523-0030 or email me ... [ Read More ]

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