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ICD-10-CM Code for Melena K92.1

ICD-10 code K92.1 for Melena is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .

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Melena
Excludes1: occult blood in feces (R19.5)

K92

Excludes1: neonatal gastrointestinal hemorrhage (P54.0-P54.3)

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Z15.09 as reason for colon biopsy specimen
Hi Lcubed You must have provider give a reason for doing colonoscopy. Those Z codes are not first listed and give no definitive illness info to the payer, too generic. Was the colonoscopy done for a... [ Read More ]
Question: Screening Labs
Hi Rhonda? This screening depends on what lab test is being done and reason from provider. . DX Z00 is more of physical. I'd be detailed if I were you 2. Let me give you some examples but it depends o... [ Read More ]
Screening colonoscopy diagnosis coding for pathology procedure code 88305
Hi Everyone, From my past experience if the patient had [B]symptom [/B]to warrant a colonoscopy..put that as first dx. So let us say the patient had fecal abnormalities dx R19.5 or bleeding K92 dx, th... [ Read More ]
CKD likely due to HTN
[QUOTE="prashantsmalviya, post: 495976, member: 283892"] I'm not sure how people are not aware of this till now. Even I am the one who was not aware that there is an AHA coding clinic, released on 1st... [ Read More ]
CKD likely due to HTN
I'm not sure how people are not aware of this till now. Even I am the one who was not aware that there is an AHA coding clinic, released on 1st quarter of 2021, which says as below - [B]Question:[/B]... [ Read More ]
Documentation Requirements for Labs
Hi Your physician should list why the patient is needing these lab tests. Medical coders should not guess, but does he or she your provider mention patient needs further testing for certain disease o... [ Read More ]
91110 ANTHEM MEDICAID DENIALS
This is from Anthem's Medical Policies & Clinical UM Guidelines - I searched for Indiana, since it looks like where you are located. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.anthem.com/dam/medpolicies/abcbs/... [ Read More ]
Excludes 1 Clarification
If you have a confirmed non bleeding gastric ulcer then do you also have confirmation of GI bleeding from some other source? The excludes note is there to remind you that if you have unspecified GI b... [ Read More ]
Excludes 1 Clarification
[QUOTE="pswotton, post: 460760, member: 23383"] Thanks for your response. My Payer is indicating that when coding K92.2 as the medical necessity for procedure, coding the bleeding cause, in this case ... [ Read More ]
Excludes 1 Clarification
[QUOTE="mitchellde, post: 460757, member: 30657"] It does not mean it is included it means they cannot be coded together for one reason or the other. I may not be understanding your question. Can yo... [ Read More ]
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