Other specified indications for care or intervention related to labor and delivery (659.8)
ICD-9 code 659.8 for Other specified indications for care or intervention related to labor and delivery is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -NORMAL DELIVERY, AND OTHER INDICATIONS FOR CARE IN PREGNANCY, LABOR, AND DELIVERY (650-659).
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This is a situation where I would contact the lab and find out what they did. G0481 covers 8-14 drugs and G0659 is per drug. 481 also requires more than one method and 659 does not.... [ Read More ]
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[b]Denial[/b]
[QUOTE="CodingKing, post: 376525, member: 323638"]MUE is 1 per day. If its bilateral use mod 50 w/ 1 unit[/QUOTE]
I did bill for one unit and it is not bilateral this is the rejectio... [ Read More ]
Need some help please. I am in need of guidance in our state of Illinois we used 659.93 for medical necessity for procedure 62319 labor epidural and there was no complications my codes were 659.93 & ... [ Read More ]
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