ICD-9 code 134.8 for Other specified infestations is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -OTHER INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES (130-136).
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If the same physician is providing both services, you would just bill globally. You wouldn't need to use the TC or the 26.
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Do you have any notes or links where they give the detailed description that we can bill both TC and 26 together in one documentation?
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