Contact with or exposure to other viral diseases (V01.79)

ICD-9 code V01.79 for Contact with or exposure to other viral diseases is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -PERSONS WITH POTENTIAL HEALTHHAZARDS RELATED TO COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (V01-V06).

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Well woman

[b]ICD-10 for well woman[/b] I had a similar question. If a patient presents for her well-woman exam and a breast lump is found at the time of the exam, the provider orders a diagnostic mammogram, e... [ Read More ]

known vs suspected exposure to hep C

Would I code as this scenario as exposure to hepatitis C, or does the documentation really support that? I question because the note seems to indicate the hep C is the patient's statement, which I'm n... [ Read More ]

Ppd

I found this citing online. I don't have AAPC Coder, so I'm curious if someone here could confirm: ?TIPS? from AAPC Coder: ?The provider may order 86580 as a TB skin test, TB delayed hypersensitivi... [ Read More ]

Possible STD Exposure

[b]suspected exposure[/b] [QUOTE="mitchellde, post: 243789, member: 30657"]you cannot code V01.6 for either the visit or the test as we are not allowed to code any diagnosis that is documented as pos... [ Read More ]

Exposure to Rubella

A pregnant patient came in for an evaluation because she was exposed to a person with a confirmed case of Rubella. The patient was completely asymptomatic so there are no symptoms to code. I am using ... [ Read More ]

Exposure to blood via mouth to mouth resuscitation

Pt presents for testing due to potential exposure to communicable diseases. Provided mouth to mouth resuscitation to a person who had blood in their mouth. Med hx of the person receiving resuscita... [ Read More ]

Morbid obesity BMI primary?

I don't know if this is what you already showed him, but the guidelines say to use it as a supplementary code: 19 Supplementary Classification of Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with He... [ Read More ]

Zostavax - Is anyone having

The correct code is V05.4 You would not use the V01.79 unless the provider has documented the exposure as the reason.... [ Read More ]

Zostavax - Is anyone having

Are you just billing the 90471 with diagnosis V01.79? That should work. If you are trying to bill the vaccine, yes it will deny under part B.... [ Read More ]

V69.8

Can someone explain their definition of what V69.8 means? What types of problems related to lifestyle do you feel fits into this category when coding this as a secondary diagnosis for Meidcare and the... [ Read More ]

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