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ICD-10-CM Code for Aphagia R13.0

ICD-10 code R13.0 for Aphagia is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .

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Aphagia
Inability to swallow
Excludes1: psychogenic aphagia (F50.9)

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43450 & Humana Medicare
I'm looking for some insight on assigning an appropriate dx code to 43450 for esophageal dilation. Anytime that I use the dx of K22.2 for a stricture, it gets denied as "inconsistent diagnosis with pr... [ Read More ]
Preoperative evaluation and Transitional Care Management
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Dysphagia
1. According to the AHA Coding clinic, in 4Q2007, these two codes were developed to identify the distinct phases of dysphagia. The clinic goes on to explain that these are different issues, so the s... [ Read More ]
CPT 43249 and 43239
Can someone tell me why I am not getting paid for both 43249 and 43239-XS with Blue Cross Medicare Advantage plans? 43249 was billed with DX code K22.2 and 43239-XS was billed with K31.89 and R13.19.... [ Read More ]
00813 / PT ??
For 00813, we [U]do not[/U] use a PT for a screening colonoscopy w/ a procedure w/ an EGD. List Z12.11 first followed by the finding that necessitated the the procedure (ie, colon polyp), the diagnos... [ Read More ]
Dilations and Biopsies during EGD
I would use whatever technique completed the dilatation and use 43239-59 for the bx. I would hold the charge until you get the path back to make sure you have EOE or another dx to justify the bx. 1.)... [ Read More ]
CANPC Anesthesiology coding essentials book 62 p. (61-70)
CANPC Anesthesiology coding essentials for successful anesthesiology coding by Vino C. Mody Jr., M.D., COC, CPC, CCS-P, CANPC, CCVTC Case 61 Postoperative Diagnosis: Heartburn Diverticulosis of the c... [ Read More ]
Food Impaction Dx
[b]Donna Grant CPC, CGIC[/b] How about using the dysphagia code ..R13.12... [ Read More ]
E & M w/ 46600, 11100 nlbarnes
Hello - I've been posting several "separately identifiable E/Ms" lately. I'm trying to get an understanding and documentation to give to my employer. This is a new patient being seen for possible ca... [ Read More ]
ICD Code help!!
I would use I69.391 and R13.10. I looked under Accident, cerebrovascular, old with sequelae indicates to look under sequelae of infarction, cerebral.... [ Read More ]
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