heatherwinters
Expert
Question one - if you are going to report 599.0 for a UTI and the urinalysis with microscopy also showed Hematuria - is it appropriate to also code 599.7? The provider has put but on the bill but isnt Hematuria a symptom of a UTI?
Second Question - on a subsequent office visit, the MD performed a urinalysis to make sure that the UTI had resolved, the patient had no active signs or symptoms. The test was benign - what icd-9 code should be used to report the test since we cannot code resolved problems and there were no active signs/symptoms to use?
Second Question - on a subsequent office visit, the MD performed a urinalysis to make sure that the UTI had resolved, the patient had no active signs or symptoms. The test was benign - what icd-9 code should be used to report the test since we cannot code resolved problems and there were no active signs/symptoms to use?