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[QUOTE="mgarcia400, post: 515816, member: 133599"]
Is listing a pediatric BMI code going to conflict with Z00.00 since that's adult or should it be Z00.129 for child?
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It shouldn't. The Z00.0... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="sls314, post: 515770, member: 523015"]
It's the BMI code. Look in your ICD-10-CM book under the Z68 Body Mass Index heading and it explains the age ranges for those codes.
BMI adult codes are... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="mgarcia400, post: 515758, member: 133599"]
Hello all,
I bill for a family practice. We had a new patient come in for their annual physical along with an immunization. Billed was Z00.00 (patien... [ Read More ]
Hello all,
I bill for a family practice. We had a new patient come in for their annual physical along with an immunization. Billed was Z00.00 (patient is 18yrs old) with 99385, also adult Z68.20 (adu... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="Cat00a@gmail.com, post: 514656, member: 764430"]
Can someone please help me understand this. I feel like this is wrong. If a visit charge has been billed why are we also submitting G0463 for... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="tetonrunner, post: 514427, member: 772177"]
Here is another angle of frustration: I am a physician assistant- PAC. I have over 20 years of coding experience from the other side as a health c... [ Read More ]
I would say yes but also make sure you code the impacted wax and procedure:)
To me wax in ear is normal, however; impacted wax is not plus the need for procedure.
I know that this question to coding ... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="lgrant101, post: 508255, member: 222635"]
Is anyone else receiving crazy Cigna denials? We are getting denials after they updated their system on 2/12/22 and they are saying they removed some ... [ Read More ]
Is anyone else receiving crazy Cigna denials? We are getting denials after they updated their system on 2/12/22 and they are saying they removed some DX codes. They are now denying our vaccine charges... [ Read More ]
Is anyone else receiving crazy Cigna denials? We are getting denials after they updated their system on 2/12/22 and they are saying they removed some DX codes. They are now denying our vaccine charges... [ Read More ]
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