Katie_Ellis
Contributor
We have a payer saying that Z09 and Z47.89 is too generic and we must send in corrected claim. What more specific ICD 10 would you use for i.e. bunion/hammertoe surgery or achilles reconstruction with the indication of tendinitis? We do a lot of procedures that are not due to injuries and we are having a difficult time figuring out what to use besides personal hx of other musculoskeletal condition. I see that being denied as too vague as well. I explained to the rep that you cannot code for a condition that has been resolved with surgery but he did not understand that. Any input would be great. TIA