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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
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- Feb 3, 2016
- code drug drug screens screen v58.69
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Medical Coding General Discussion
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Wiki Secondary Diagnosis

So for the Trailblazer states (CO, NM) we have an LCD for b-12 and folate. V58.69 is an acceptable diagnosis code however it can only be used as secondary. If I were to bill these test with a primary diagnosis code that is not medically necessary, but use the medically necessary V58.69 as...
- tracefurious
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- Dec 8, 2009
- b-12 folate v58.69
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Medical Coding General Discussion

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