Please help me with this DX . The provider's question is:
"If I see a patient for contraception surveillance
and I change her birth control pills to a different one because of side
effects etc is the is considered a an "initial " ?" so I gave code Z30.41-Encounter for repeat prescription for contraceptive pill .
The answer was "Yes, I will use Z30.41 for the surveillance part. BUT, the prescription for
the pill will be for a different pill which I will have to do a surveillance
on in 3 months.
So is it an initial script because it is a "new" birth control pill or is it
a "repeat" prescription even though it's a totally different pill?"
What are your thoughts?
"If I see a patient for contraception surveillance
and I change her birth control pills to a different one because of side
effects etc is the is considered a an "initial " ?" so I gave code Z30.41-Encounter for repeat prescription for contraceptive pill .
The answer was "Yes, I will use Z30.41 for the surveillance part. BUT, the prescription for
the pill will be for a different pill which I will have to do a surveillance
on in 3 months.
So is it an initial script because it is a "new" birth control pill or is it
a "repeat" prescription even though it's a totally different pill?"
What are your thoughts?