Nonallopathic lesions of lower extremities not elsewhere classified (739.6)
ICD-9 code 739.6 for Nonallopathic lesions of lower extremities not elsewhere classified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -OSTEOPATHIES, CHONDROPATHIES, AND ACQUIRED MUSCULOSKELETAL DEFORMITIES (730-739).
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Can anyone expain this code for me:
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[QUOTE="nkorab, post: 355173, member: 107272"]Our doctor says he performed a laser photocoagulation of a lesion on the left leg about 1 cm in size.
says the DX is 739.6
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Our doctor says he performed a laser photocoagulation of a lesion on the left leg about 1 cm in size.
says the DX is 739.6
We billed this DX with CPT 17000. Medicare denied as not deemed "medically... [ Read More ]
Amerigroup keeps denying the 98925 & the 98926 when billed out, so does anyone have any advice and/or reference material for this?
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