Urine Drug Screen

[gepp]

What icd-9 code can I use for a urine drug screen? We get sample from patient and then it is send to a lab for results. These are for mainly done for teenagers by the parents to check for possiblity of being on drugs.
Thanks

[jccoder]

What about V71.89 Observation and evaluation for other specified suspected conditions.

[racheleporter]

if the physician does not give a dx and since these patients are being screened, perhaps use a screening vcode like V79.8...since drug abuse is a mental d/o...remember it's a urine drug screen

Originally Posted by gepp

What icd-9 code can I use for a urine drug screen? We get sample from patient and then it is send to a lab for results. These are for mainly done for teenagers by the parents to check for possiblity of being on drugs.
Thanks

[Kris Cuddy]

Agree with V71.89. Great sleuthing~

Kris

[tonyapoe]

Actually I found V70.4 Exam for medicolegal reasons but that excludes if after an accident, assault, or rape.

[kpatrician]

I used V72.69 "Laboratory examination (encounters for blood and urine testing), Other laboratory examination" for the urine or blood being sent to an outside testing lab.

[amorris07]

i work at a pathology lab, and you shouldn't use the V72.69 code, unless you are billing for the labs work, you should use V70.4.