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Diagnosis Coding:

338.3 Example Boosts Your Non-Chemo Encounter Coding Savvy

Published on Mon May 09, 2011

Be sure your coding complies with ICD-9 official guidelines for pain management.If you don't know when to check ICD-9 official guidelines, you may have just a 50-50 chance of choosing the proper order for your diagnosis codes.Case in point: Patients may present to the office for treatment related to pain caused by a neoplasm. In such cases, you will need to determine which diagnosis codes to report, and you will need to decide what order to list the codes in on your claim. With that in mind, consider how you should code the scenario below.Start by Examining the Neoplasm-Related Pain CaseRead the following scenario and determine proper ICD-9 coding based on the information given. You'll find a helpful hint on which section of the official guidelines to review if you get stuck.Scenario: The physician documents that a patient with lung cancer (middle lobe, primary malignant neoplasm) presented to the office [...]
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