ICD-9 code 572.8 for Other sequelae of chronic liver disease is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -OTHER DISEASES OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM (570-579).
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[QUOTE="tgenius1, post: 412681, member: 7920"]This other one is really confusing me because I was cited twice
Patient is 62 years old referred to Physical Therapy with a diagnosis of low back pain an... [ Read More ]
Physical Therapy
Patient is 62 years old referred to Physical Therapy with a diagnosis of low back pain and left ankle
pain
15 minutes of Therapeutic Exercises
15 minutes of Heat/Cold Therapy
Return t... [ Read More ]
Assuming this is from the old injury...
I'd go with S93.409S "Sprain of unspecified ligament of unspecified ankle" because the provider didn't specify which ligament or which ankle. Although the prev... [ Read More ]
Can someone answer this for me? Patient comes in 18 months after pilon fx (healed). Patient now has pain in that ankle with no OA. Should I code:
M25.572 and Z87.81 or M25.572 and S82.872S... [ Read More ]
Looking at Noridan LCD L35458
You are good with that DX. Its only the following DX that you CANNOT also bill be reimbursed for the imaging
G58.7 Mononeuritis multiplex
G58.9 Mononeuropathy, unspec... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="donnajohns55@aol.com, post: 306823, member: 135027"]What code or codes are correct for hepatic encephalopathy caused by chronic viral hepatitis c?[/QUOTE]
I'd go with 572.2 (hepatic encephalo... [ Read More ]
[b]Correct coding for portal hypertension[/b]
Correct answer is "c"
572.3 , 456.20 according to ICD notes, you code first the underlying disease of portal hypertension, then the varices with bleeding... [ Read More ]
Patient is experincing profuse hematemesis. She was known to have portal hypertension, and her physician determined that she has bleeding esophageal varies due to the hypertension.
Select the correct... [ Read More ]
Greetings, I have recently passed the exam to be a certified CPC coder and was looking for employment or an internship here in NYC. In addition to my certification I have also taken several courses fo... [ Read More ]
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 ]