Question: We just starting billing code 99420 (Administration and interpretation of health risk assessment instrument) and the patient's insurance company rejected the claim. When we called them to ask why, they said that we need to use a diagnosis of [...]
These codes describe cognition problems due to neurologic trauma. The AHA Coding Clinic restricts the use of 799.5x to conditions caused by a neurologic trauma such as traumatic brain injury. Therefore, you cannot use this code for attention or hyperactivity [...]
More codes for families in trouble mean less worries for you. Take advantage of new counseling codes to give a more specific picture of the patient's health status as influenced by family circumstances. "The first thing coders are taught is [...]
Question: A patient presents to the ED with a police escort. An officer tells the front desk that the patient is there for a court-ordered drug test for cocaine. How should I code this encounter? Texas Subscriber Answer: When the [...]
Can you code these milestones of a lifetime? It seems as if there's an ICD-9 code for everything. Grab your ICD-9 manual and test your coding skills by filling in the codes for this life story My life began on [...]
Try to find the diagnoses that match up to these milestonesIt seems that there's an ICD-9 code for everything. Grab your ICD-9 manual and test your coding skills by filling in the codes for this life story. My life began [...]
Question: Is a patient a new or an established patient when a physician in one specialty transfers the patient to a physician in a different specialty, and both physicians are under the same tax identification number?Montana Subscriber Answer: You should [...]
Many private payers have mental-health restrictions for their managed care plans. They may refuse to reimburse pediatricians for mental disorders (diagnosis codes 290-319), saying that these conditions can only be treated by a mental-health professional. Although this it not true [...]
Question: A patient presents with complaints of anxiety. Because the patient takes Imipramine, the physician orders a blood test to check the blood level. Should I use the diagnosis code for anxiety, or the V code for long-term medication use?Ohio [...]
