AmandaW
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Was hoping to get some clarification on a couple scenarios.
I'm with a Urology group and trying to code these notes correctly when, say, a patient comes in for a follow up on their UTI. They had it a week ago, was put on some antibiotics, done with the antibiotics and shows no UTI on this date of service, but a UTI was the reason for the visit. Would you still code N39.0 for UTI? Or change it to history? And for the UA lab, the reason is UTI N39.0, would you code it UTI or when no findings on the UA, do history?
With Hematuria....what if patient had it a couple days ago, before this visit, well, today he happens to not have any and none on the UA, for the office visit would you still do the active Hematuria code since that's why the patient is being seen? Or History of Hematuria since none on the UA today? Then there's the N02.9 idiopathic. Originally I went to intermittent, it directs me to idiopathic. I was wondering about that code possibly.
I appreciate any thoughts and guidance!!
I'm with a Urology group and trying to code these notes correctly when, say, a patient comes in for a follow up on their UTI. They had it a week ago, was put on some antibiotics, done with the antibiotics and shows no UTI on this date of service, but a UTI was the reason for the visit. Would you still code N39.0 for UTI? Or change it to history? And for the UA lab, the reason is UTI N39.0, would you code it UTI or when no findings on the UA, do history?
With Hematuria....what if patient had it a couple days ago, before this visit, well, today he happens to not have any and none on the UA, for the office visit would you still do the active Hematuria code since that's why the patient is being seen? Or History of Hematuria since none on the UA today? Then there's the N02.9 idiopathic. Originally I went to intermittent, it directs me to idiopathic. I was wondering about that code possibly.
I appreciate any thoughts and guidance!!
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