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    Wiki Undigested Food in cecum

    When a provider notes undigested food found during colonoscopy or an EGD, what ICD code do you report? The undigested food is not why they were seen; it's just a colonoscopy screening. Food is not removed, just noted.
    • Agrant77
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    • colonoscopy coding diagnosis needed egd undigested food
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Diagnosis Coding
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    Wiki Surgical amputation (can it be coded as traumatic?)

    If the amputation was surgical, can we still report the traumatic amputation codes? Example, S98.11A (Complete traumatic amputation of right great toe initial encounter) since there is no code that specifies complete SURGICAL amputation of right great toe initial encounter. (Coding for wound...
    • hildapgarciav
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    • diagnosis diagnosis code diagnosis coding diagnosis documentation diagnosis needed guideline help guidelines
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: ICD-10
  3. whatwouldyousay

    Wiki Percutaneous Gastrostomy Placement without reason for placement - what ICD-10 do you assign?

    Is a gastrostomy considered a GI device? If so I would assign Z46.59 Is gastrostomy considered a catheter? If so I would assign Z46.82 I do not feel Z43.1 is appropriate since that is an aftercare code used for an existing gastrostomy. Please let me know your thoughts! o_O
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    Wiki Code for embedded piercing

    One of my providers recently removed an embedded piece of jewelry; the young lady had had her chest pierced, but one end of the hardware came off and the main piece slipped down into the piercing & healed over. 2 years later she decided this was a problem & came for removal. I am coding a...
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    Wiki Medicare and screening codes

    Some of the providers in my office are sending routine physical labs out with either Z00.00 or Z00.01 and Medicare is denying them. I was under the impression that Medicare would not pay for any screening codes, at my previous employer, and the actual condition needed to be coded. If this is not...
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    Wiki Echo read at hospital need payable dx

    Our cardiologist reads echos (93306) done at the hospital and many times we are given a diagnosis that is not on the LCD. One question I have is if we cannot get paid for reading the echo with the given diagnosis, can the facility get paid with the same diagnosis just because they are billing...
    • lorrieb23
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    • 93306 diagnosis diagnosis needed echo hospital
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Cardiology
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