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Know When Z Codes Apply

Published on Tue Mar 16, 2021

Question: A patient who is scheduled for a cholecystectomy came to our office for a pre-operative evaluation. The physician listed the condition prompting the surgery as acute cholecystitis (K81.0) and the underlying medical condition as diabetes E11.9, (Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications). Should we report the screening code or the ICD-10 code for the specific diagnosis? Tennessee Subscriber Answer: [...]
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