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Wiki Comorbidities addressed by MD during subsequent 99231 - 99233

Would you count a comorbidity as a point in number of diagnosis management options if the MD addressed it and documented. For example: pt seen for endocarditis Problem list - Endocarditis - Stable, source likely leg ulcer/gangrene. Currently receiving Vancomycin. Dry gangrene/ischemic ulcer -...
- kcarlyle
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- Feb 19, 2016
- addressed count endocarditis gangrene/ischemic wbc
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- Forum: E/M
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Wiki Emg/ncv

Can some one clarify for me please if Dr does 4 muscles and 3 paraspinals muscles do I code as 95885 or 95886, my question is do I count paraspinals muscles or not ? Thank you
- viksash
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- Feb 18, 2016
- 95885 code count muscles paraspinals
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Orthopaedics
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Wiki Exam components - constititutional must it be relevant to CC?

I work for a dermatology office. The physicians usually assess the patient's general appearance- "Patient appears well nourished, developed, stated age and not in apparent distress". For the exam portion under 97 guidelines we count that as "constitutional" bullet. One of our coders went to...
- mdeanne
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- Feb 3, 2016
- count exam heard patient relevant
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Auditing General Discussion

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