Convalescence following psychotherapy and other treatment for mental disorder (V66.3)

ICD-9 code V66.3 for Convalescence following psychotherapy and other treatment for mental disorder is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -PERSONS ENCOUNTERING HEALTH SERVICES IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES (V60-V69).

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Chemo & Home Health Care

I don't know if this will help you, but I found an ICD-9 code, V66.2 convalescence following chemotherapy, which converts to Z51.89 Encounter for other specified aftercare. There's some additional not... [ Read More ]

Palliative & Hospice

The facility does not require an order for palliative care?it only requires documentation of that care in the record. I cannot find any specific reference to the requirement for an order; however, I w... [ Read More ]

Palliative & Hospice

When a patient is receiving care from Hospice do you code Palliative Care V66.7/Z51.5 ?... [ Read More ]

Palliative Care

Agree also. Everything I have read leads to V66.7, encounter for palliative care after the primary code for the disease - terminal - diagnosis.... [ Read More ]

Nursing Home Question -Appropriate Diagnosis

[QUOTE="bkramer10, post: 329441, member: 296822"]New to Nursing home coding. What are the appropriate diagnoses? Patient is in the nursing home for status post right total knee replacement and two wee... [ Read More ]

ICD9 Hospice Care

Only use V66.7 if the patient receives palliative care. This is also a secondary code and the underlying disease should be the principle diagnosis.... [ Read More ]

ICD9 Hospice Care

Is there a specific V code for physicians to use when determining pt should be converted to hospice care? Would V66.7 suffice?... [ Read More ]

neupogen tests

[QUOTE="amyvines2003@yahoo.com, post: 286998, member: 97718"]I have a patient coming in a few days after chemotherapy for the neupogen injection. I need to know if it is approoriate to add v66.2 conva... [ Read More ]

neupogen tests

I have a patient coming in a few days after chemotherapy for the neupogen injection. I need to know if it is approoriate to add v66.2 convalesence to chemotherapy. The patient will be coming in for ch... [ Read More ]

Neulasta and V15.9

[I]My question is what verbiage should be in the medical record to alert the coder to add V15.9 when Neulasta is the only drug on the claim. [/I] As far as what is needed for documenting for use of ... [ Read More ]

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