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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Hello,
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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[QUOTE="meo59101, post: 330558, member: 50722"]Hello,
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 ]