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ICD-10-CM Code for Late syphilis, latent A52.8

ICD-10 code A52.8 for Late syphilis, latent is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases .

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Late syphilis, latent
Syphilis (acquired) without clinical manifestations, with positive serological reaction and negative spinal fluid test, two years or more after infection

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BCBS, Screening PSA (G0103) denials
[QUOTE="TThivierge, post: 505360, member: 216725"] Hi There, I do a lot of lab coding. The PSA lab test needs to linked first with a definitive dx code such as N42.9, Disorders of the Prostate, or d... [ Read More ]
ICD-10 for pathology cases that fail to yield a definitive diagnosis
Hi All I bill lab and x-ray ALL the time plus past job experience. Lab companies really hate unspecified dx codes but they do accept them. Also only use Z dx codes if they are considered FIRST listed ... [ Read More ]
BCBS, Screening PSA (G0103) denials
[QUOTE="TThivierge, post: 505360, member: 216725"] Hi There, I do a lot of lab coding. The PSA lab test needs to linked first with a definitive dx code such as N42.9, Disorders of the Prostate, or d... [ Read More ]
BCBS, Screening PSA (G0103) denials
[QUOTE="cworrells, post: 505305, member: 650640"] Question...Is anyone else having issues with BCBS denying PSA screenings with the following codes, G0103/Z12.5? As far as all of my research goes, bot... [ Read More ]
11055 denial ? dx
Not sure if this is from your MAC or not, but here is one policy: [HEADING=1][URL='https://associationdatabase.com/aws/NYSPMA/pt/sd/news_article/156614/_PARENT/layout_details_cpr/false']11055 & 11056... [ Read More ]
Removal of Cyst
[QUOTE="mitchellde, post: 445119, member: 30657"] First if it is documented as a cyst then that is what must be coded. Second the diagnosis is the patient's not the providers, so when you assign a di... [ Read More ]
Need clarification on DM w/complication codes
[QUOTE="mitchellde, post: 460581, member: 30657"] Here is one for you.. Provider chose code A52.16 for Charcots arthropathy., in the assessment and plan portion of the note. The problem is since that ... [ Read More ]
Need clarification on DM w/complication codes
Here is one for you.. Provider chose code A52.16 for Charcots arthropathy., in the assessment and plan portion of the note. The problem is since that is the code and description inserted into the asse... [ Read More ]
Removal of Cyst
First if it is documented as a cyst then that is what must be coded. Second the diagnosis is the patient's not the providers, so when you assign a diagnosis code to a claim then the payer takes that ... [ Read More ]
dx description vs code
you cannot find it because it is an untrue statement. Take the example of a diabetic patient with charcots disease. This was coded as A52.16 which has the descriptor of Charcots arthropathy. The p... [ Read More ]
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