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Wiki Toxicolog Laboratory Billing

Hi All, I was wondering if anyone knew the legality of billing a screen and a confirmation under 2 different Tax IDs. This is for a Toxicology Laboratory.
- Pravindi
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- Jul 28, 2016
- billing compliance confirmation screen
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Compliance General Discussion
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Wiki Drug Screen 80300/G0477

If your OB/GYN is screen for drugs for his pregnant patients with a "cup" screen of 10-12 different drugs. I wanted to know what diagnosis you would use if the patient has no prior use or even suspected use of drugs. Would you just code the Z36? if the "cup" shows a positive for one or more...
- kerie
- Thread
- Feb 8, 2016
- cup diagnosis drug drugs screen
- Replies: 0
- Forum: OB/GYN
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Wiki Coding a Drug Screen

I'm trying to figure out how to code drug screenings now when physician wants to do a drug screen on a patient. do they need to code specifically what drugs they are screening for or can they use something like Behavior Disorder (F91.9)? They are so used to using V58.69 but ICD does not have a...
- DebbieReed1973
- Thread
- Feb 3, 2016
- code drug drug screens screen v58.69
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Medical Coding General Discussion
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Wiki Urine Drug Screen billing for Monitoring in a Residential Substance Abuse Setting

Can someone help on guidance for UA's that are sent to an outside lab for processing? The requisition is marked for the monitoring of suspected substances and included with specimen. Is it appropriate for us to bill for these services if we pay the lab directly for furnishing the supplies and...
- LMBENHOFF
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- Jan 30, 2016
- billing drug lab monitoring screen
- Replies: 0
- Forum: General Discussion
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Wiki HELP! 2016 in house drug screen g0477

Help! Medicare along with other insurance companies are not paying the new G0477 in house drug screen code. Anyone having same issue?
- aziemianin
- Thread
- Jan 25, 2016
- drug g0477 house issue screen
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Medical Coding General Discussion
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Wiki 2016 Novitas Fee Schedule for new drug screen codes

Does anyone have a link to the fee schedule for the new drug screen codes? I have looked on both the Novitas website and the CMS website. I remember seeing it towards the end of December 2015 but I can't find it now. Thanks in advance!
- bearybubba2008
- Thread
- Jan 19, 2016
- codes fee schedule screen website
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Anesthesia
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Wiki Billing for services not completed on an uncooperative patient

Ig a child is uncooperative with their hearing ( for example) screen and no result or screen is completed can you bill for this?
- kmh63
- Thread
- Dec 30, 2015
- completed result screen services uncooperative
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Medical Coding General Discussion
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Wiki 99420-HD Illinois Medicaid

We are receiving denials from Illinois Medicaid for postpartum depression screen. We have instruction from Illinois Medicaid to report 99420 with HD modifier under the child's RIN. Since ICD-10 we are receiving denials and find no code for postpartum depression screen. Previously we were able to...
- drashby
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- Dec 24, 2015
- depression illinois medicaid receiving screen
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Pediatrics

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