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WHEN A NEW PT COMES IN TO GET ESTABLISHED AND THE PT DOES NOT PRESENT ANY PROBLEMS OR CONCERN, WHAT CAN THE DOCTOR USE AS DIAGNOSIS ? OUR DOCTORS USUALLY USE HEALTHCARE MAINTINANCE AS DIAGNOSIS, BUT THERE THERE IS NO DX CODE FOR THAT. CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT CODE TO USE IN THIS CASE?


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MsMADDY
 
"get established" visits

I do hate to see those "get established" appointments. Usually I tell my docs that if the patient really has NO problems, they should do a complete NP physical 9938X and use dx code V70.0. Of course sometimes the patients don't have preventive benefits, or they had a physical recently at their previous provider's office, but there really isn't anything else for us to do if they don't have a diagnosis.
Good luck! :)
Britta
 
I have been seeing these "Establish Care" visits as well. My doctors are putting them as problem focused, but I really don't think they should be without a CC. The arguement I get is that for instance a patient comes in for vaccines. The problem is "need for vaccination". Is that right? That doesn't seem right to me? Thoughts?:confused:
 
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