Screening examination for unspecified infectious disease (V75.9)

ICD-9 code V75.9 for Screening examination for unspecified infectious disease is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -PERSONS WITHOUT REPORTED DIAGNOSIS ENCOUNTERED DURING EXAMINATION AND INVESTIGATION.

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lice check required

[QUOTE="ehanna, post: 360039, member: 55433"]I like the V75.8 (Special exam for other specified parasitic infections) and I don't think the V70.3 is necessarily wrong but the family is in a shelter. I... [ Read More ]

lice check required

[QUOTE="CodingKing, post: 360038, member: 323638"]I'm thinking of V70.3 & V75.8 (Special examination for other specified parasitic infections.) I was looking at Merck Manual and Lice falls under para... [ Read More ]

lice check required

I'm thinking of V70.3 & V75.8 (Special examination for other specified parasitic infections.) I was looking at Merck Manual and Lice falls under parasitic skin infections [url]http://www.merckmanuals... [ Read More ]

Coding question

code only V75.61.... [ Read More ]

Coding question

Commercial Insurance Patient in for a screening Colo V75.61, found polyps, Do we bill Polyps 1st and then screening or vice versa? Getting different answers from different places. Thank you for you... [ Read More ]

Need help with a odd situation

Just saw this. Yikes! You may have been able to use V75.8, screening for parasitic infection. This doesn't help you at this point, but you might want to consider it if you have to appeal a denial.... [ Read More ]

Screening Code?

V75.9... [ Read More ]

dx for 86706

The are not being denied for non-covered service. The denial states "The reported diagnosis codes are inconsistent with the service rendered and are not eligible for reimbursement." The dx used by the... [ Read More ]

Amnio Testing

The lecithin –sphingomyelin ratio from the amniotic fluid, is the test predictive of fetal lung maturity in intrauterine life to rule out [B]RDS[/B]( respiratory Distress Syndrome) at the time of Bi... [ Read More ]

Dx.for routine venipuncture?

Ex Sore throat you said . Sore throat the first and most commonest and the dreaded infection the doctors think of is Streptococcal infection - it can be for ASO titer or any other bacterial infectio... [ Read More ]

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