ICD-9 code 523.25 for Gingival recession, generalized is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -DISEASES OF ORAL CAVITY, SALIVARY GLANDS, AND JAWS (520-529).
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Primera Blue Cross for example just added the code to their preventive list eff 6/1/18
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[QUOTE="aclements, post: 394807, member: 8965"]Colleen,
Here is a hot topic that we should be monitoring. There is a slide deck and transcript on the CMS website regarding the proposal.
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[b]Hot topic to monitor[/b]
Colleen,
Here is a hot topic that we should be monitoring. There is a slide deck and transcript on the CMS website regarding the proposal.
Data Collection on Resources U... [ Read More ]
According to a webinar I listened to with Peach New Media by Marvel J Hammer she stated that "Section 523(a) of the MACRA of 2015 added a new paragraph at section 1848(c)(8) of the Act that prohibits ... [ Read More ]
[b]Dental dx[/b]
Lets say the pt comes in with dental pain, and the dx is 523.30 or 523.00 the provider did not document anything other than dental pain. No jaw pain, no facial pain. Nothing. Can we ... [ Read More ]
Thought I would share my list. Here what i have so far.
ICD-10-CM Descriptor
M75.41 Impingement syndrome of left shoulder 726.2
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Hyperplasia of the oral mucosa (528.9 Other and unspecified diseases of the oral soft tissue) and Hyperplasia of the gingiva (523.8 Other specified periodontal diseases) = MCR denials due to NOS/NEC c... [ Read More ]
I am being asked by another physician's office to change a code for hyperplasia of the gingiva, which I coded as 523.8. MCR is not paying for it because it is considered "periodontal." The other phy... [ Read More ]
Surgery coder needed for Tulsa area office. Must have experiance coding & billing. I have full time days available also part time evening and/or weekends.
Fax resume to 918-523-0030
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