Question: The anesthesiologist was present when a patient who had been declared brain-dead was taken to surgery for harvesting of several organs and tissues. What diagnosis and anesthesia codes apply to the procedure? Connecticut Subscriber Answer: You might want to [...]
The following V codes were included in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' list of qualifying V codes for use with the OASIS payment diagnoses item, now M1024, which ran in Attachment D.V04.5 -- Vaccine for rabies V07.0 -- Prophylactic isolation [...]
These codes were included in the Cen-ters for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Attach-ment D list of qualifying V codes for use with the OASIS case mix item now known as M1024:V04.5 -- Vaccine for rabies V07.0 -- Prophylactic isolation V07.1 -- Desensitization to [...]
The following V codes are included in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' list of qualifying V codes for use with M1024. V04.5 -- Vaccine for rabies V07.0 -- Prophylactic isolation V07.1 -- Desensitization to allergens V07.2 -- Prophylactic immunotherapy V07.39 -- Other prophylactic [...]
Diagnosis of a medical problem helps prove that eyelid procedure wasn't cosmetic.Each carrier may have its own LCD outlining which diagnoses and documentation are needed to support medical necessity for blepharoplasty procedures 15822 (Blepharoplasty, upper eyelid) or 15823 (... with [...]
Diagnosis of a medical problem helps prove that eyelid procedure wasn't cosmetic. Each carrier may have its own LCD outlining which diagnoses support medical necessity for blepharoplasty procedures 15822 (Blepharoplasty, upper eyelid) or 15823 (... with excessive skin weighting down [...]
Diagnosis of a medical problem helps prove that eyelid procedure wasn't cosmetic.Each carrier may have its own LCD outlining which diagnoses support medical necessity for blepharoplasty procedures 15822 (Blepharoplasty, upper eyelid) or 15823 (... with excessive skin weighting down lid). [...]
Tip: Look beyond ICD-9's eye section -- there are more options than you think Your individual carriers may have their own local coverage determinations (LCDs) instructing you which diagnoses support medical necessity for blepharoplasty procedures 15822 (Blepharoplasty, upper eyelid) or [...]
Pick the right ICD-9 code to show your carrier that eyelid procedures aren't cosmetic Although each carrier may have its own LCD outlining which diagnoses support medical necessity for blepharoptosis repair procedures (67901-67908, Repair of blepharoptosis...), here are 11 ICD-9 [...]
Diagnosis of a medical problem helps prove that eyelid procedure wasn't cosmetic Each carrier may have its own LCD outlining which diagnoses support medical necessity for blepharoplasty procedures 15822 (Blepharoplasty, upper eyelid) or 15823 (... with excessive skin weighting down [...]
