Nonallopathic lesions not elsewhere classified (739)
ICD-9 code 739 for Nonallopathic lesions not elsewhere classified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -OSTEOPATHIES, CHONDROPATHIES, AND ACQUIRED MUSCULOSKELETAL DEFORMITIES (730-739).
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Can anyone expain this code for me:
V58.78 - Aftercare following surgery of the musculskeletal system NEC
Underneath this code it states: Conditionsclassifiable to 710-739
Does this mean ... [ Read More ]
Pam, are you billing a sublux code followed by a condition code? Example: for cervicalgia, code 739.1 and 723.1. Medicare requires the sublux code first. Does this help?... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="nkorab, post: 355173, member: 107272"]Our doctor says he performed a laser photocoagulation of a lesion on the left leg about 1 cm in size.
says the DX is 739.6
We billed this DX with CPT 17... [ Read More ]
Our doctor says he performed a laser photocoagulation of a lesion on the left leg about 1 cm in size.
says the DX is 739.6
We billed this DX with CPT 17000. Medicare denied as not deemed "medically... [ Read More ]
Amerigroup keeps denying the 98925 & the 98926 when billed out, so does anyone have any advice and/or reference material for this?
Example Below:
99214-25 with dx codes 346.70, 739.2, 739.8, 739.1
9... [ Read More ]
We have one provider in our practice who does OMT. if the patient has come in specifically for the OMT, that is all you can bill for (it was assessed at a previous visit and ordered for a later date).... [ Read More ]
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Could someone please explain when it's appropriate to use V54.89 and when it's appropriate to use V58.78? I'm not clear in the difference between... [ Read More ]
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Do not go by the index when coding for 739 series. When it comes to coding in ICD-10-CM, be careful to cross check from various sources before submitting your claim. This hold true than for chiropractic codes. Here is a [...]
Do not go by the index when coding for 739 series. When it comes to coding in ICD-10-CM, be careful to cross check from various sources before submitting your claim. This hold true than for chiropractic codes. Here is a [...]
Question: What diagnosis codes can we submit for a patient who presents with a subluxation of the lumbar and sacral spine with degeneration of disc(s) in the lumbar region? Mississippi Subscriber Answer: You can report 739.3 (Nonallopathic lesions of lumbar region, not [...]
Question: We generally use 739.x codes for spinal subluxation. However, can I also use 739.0 (Nonallopathic lesions, not elsewhere classified; head region), as the ICD-9 code for a patient who presents with a non-healing lesion of the head? Rhode Island [...]
Question: A patient presents with a subluxation of the lumbar and sacral spine with degeneration of disc(s) in the lumbar region, and the chiropractor performs CMT to the lumbar and sacral spine. Which codes do we report? Mississippi Subscriber Answer: You can [...]
Question: A patient presents with a subluxation of the lumbar and sacral spine with degeneration of disc(s) in the lumbar region, and the chiropractor performs CMT to the lumbar and sacral spine. Which codes do we report? Mississippi Subscriber Answer: [...]
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