Question: A physician ordered a hepatitis C screening test for a Medicare patient with no known risk factors. How should I code the test? Codify Subscriber Answer: Medicare covers a one-time hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening for patients without symptoms of disease [...]
Question: Our GI just saw a Medicare patient and advised her to undertake a hepatitis C screening test. Does Medicare recognize the screening? What ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes can I report for hepatitis screening testing? Arkansas Subscriber Answer: Yes. According to Medicare, [...]
Question: I was wondering if someone could help. We have a newly pregnant patient who works in a vet office around cats and litter boxes. The doctor is ordering Toxoplasma IGG and IGM. We are okay with the test codes, but [...]
Find out how revisions to existing codes help you avoid mistakes You-ve got a whole slew of V codes to learn by Oct. 1, and here's what's important to you. Reminder: -V codes deal with occasions when the ob-gyn records [...]
Showing medical necessity means choosing the right V code. If youre using V72.31 (Routine gynecological examination) or V76.2 (Special screening for malignant neoplasm; cervix) to report a screening human papillomavirus (HPV) test in addition to a Pap test, think again. [...]
Question: When our clients order a screening HPV test using the appropriate screening ICD-9 code, V73.89, we-re getting denials. What could be the problem? New Hampshire Subscriber Answer: The code you mention, V73.89 (Special screening examination for viral and chlamydial [...]
Pediatricians must order tests on newborns, and some of these tests may be esoteric. Hospitals frequently require pediatricians to provide the proper diagnosis code on lab requisitions. Choosing the correct diagnosis code when you do not yet know a diagnosis [...]
