Malignant neoplasm of intrahepatic bile ducts (155.1)
ICD-9 code 155.1 for Malignant neoplasm of intrahepatic bile ducts is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF DIGESTIVE ORGANS AND PERITONEUM (150-159).
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I need help! We have multiple primary care providers that have been hit as outliers from BCBS. BCBS is down coding our charge of 99214 to 99213. We have been sending medical notes left and right an... [ Read More ]
Just looking to double check my work. Thanks for any insights!
The codes i came up with are:
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POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Right hip periprosthetic fracture.
PROCEDURE PERFORMED:
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You could show her the Medicare NCD which I copied & pasted in my original response - it is 110.9.
[URL]https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/details/ncd-details.aspx?NCDId=155&ncdver=1&bc=... [ Read More ]
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