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Code Stimulant Drug Use Differently in Therapeutic Situations

Published on Thu Jan 18, 2018

Question: I have two questions about documenting periodic therapeutic drug screens, which our provider performs on some of our patients who are taking Ritalin. First, can you explain the difference between 80305, 80306, 80307, and 80360? Second, what is the best ICD-10 code to bill with the screen? Would F15.90 work, or is there a more appropriate diagnosis code for [...]
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