ICD-10 code Z94.5 for Skin transplant status is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
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I have a provider who billed a 90700(C90.00, Z94.81, D47.2) vaccine for a patient who is 59 years old. We billed the claim to Blue Cross/Blue Shield. It got kicked back for age not appropriate. Does a... [ Read More ]
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Is the patient considered to be high risk for colon cancer and/or post-colon cancer? G0105 is Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual ... [ Read More ]
Is the patient considered to be high risk for colon cancer and/or post-colon cancer? G0105 is Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk.
I would suggest using:
Z12.11 Colon C... [ Read More ]
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Hi Tamara:)
Here is my take.... add past medical history if related to current problem being seen for today. Add chronic condition if doc list them i... [ Read More ]
Hi Tamara:)
Here is my take.... add past medical history if related to current problem being seen for today. Add chronic condition if doc list them in assessment, but some med centers policy is add ch... [ Read More ]
CMS states that you use "history of" when the patient no longer has the condition.
[I]Status codes indicate that a patient is either a carrier of a disease or has the sequelae or residual of a past... [ Read More ]
Scenario 1. You can bill for the immunosuppressant visits. The documentation/visit note has to be specific to the immunosuppressant per the Medicare guidelines for transplant visits in the global per... [ Read More ]
Hello Kim,
I agree, i would definitely based it off more of the guideline itself. As stated it says "A status code should not be used with a diagnosis code from one of the body system chapter, if the... [ Read More ]
Ive recently been coding in Neph and had a patient with history of kidney transplant and the reason for encounter was followup. The provider documents stable transplant. When coding It was suggested t... [ Read More ]
How about T86.19? Short description: "Other complication of kidney transplant." Long description:
"Acute graft versus host disease due to kidney transplant; Acute on chronic graft versus host disease... [ Read More ]
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