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Thanks for the link - I have forwarded this to my providers.
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I do totally agree with Thomas' answer, but I do have a different take on it as ... [ Read More ]
The doctor uses pain in unspecified joint. Shouldn't the dx be specific to the joints she mentions in HPI? ([URL='https://www.aapc.com/codes/icd-10-codes/M25.562']M25.562[/URL], [URL='https://www.aap... [ Read More ]
TRYING TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN PAIN CODES SUCH AS PAIN IN FINGER WHAT IS THE DIFFERENDE BETWEEN PAIN IN FINGER LIMB OR FINGER JOINT SUCH AS M25.542 OR M79.642 ASKED MULTIPLE PEOPLE ALL PICK A DIFFERE... [ Read More ]
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Thanks for your reply. Where I work providers do there own coding then we validate,provider documented BL hand joint pain, code M25.549 unspecified but imaging was ordered for R and L hand which make... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="Shatley12, post: 399147, member: 359772"]What is code for Bi Lateral joint pain hand?
M25.549 unspecified hand
M25.541 pain in joint right hand with M25.542 pain in joint left hand[/QUOTE... [ Read More ]
What is code for Bi Lateral joint pain hand?
M25.549 unspecified hand
M25.541 pain in joint right hand with M25.542 pain in joint left hand... [ Read More ]
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