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Hello. I have completed the CPC training course, and am scheduled to take my CPC exam in June. I do not have any relevant experience in coding/billing, but would like to get started somewhere. The ... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="hickmanse, post: 372745, member: 3810"]Happy New Year!! We are looking for a candidate that has a minimum 2 years experience in specialty billing & coding as our pulmonary physicians have an ... [ Read More ]
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[QUOTE="joy.grassman@providence.org, post: 349530, member: 313416"]The condition is called Dextrocardia. The I9 code is 746.87
If the patient has all their organs reversed it's called situs inversus ... [ Read More ]
[b]you are correct[/b]
The condition is called Dextrocardia. The I9 code is 746.87
If the patient has all their organs reversed it's called situs inversus 759.3... [ Read More ]
The 759.6 is a congenital anomaly code, and I think this would need to be stated as congenital to code this way. 759.6 is referenced as
Hemangioblastomatosis, cerebelloretinal 759.6
AnnaE is correct ... [ Read More ]
A benign tumor of the nervous system that may occur sporadically or in association with HIPPEL-LINDAU DISEASE. It accounts for approximately 2% of intracranial tumors, arising most frequently in the c... [ Read More ]
Toni, I should have mentioned that code 753.3 states Finnish-type congenital nephrosis along with the use of additional code 581.3, but the Index states to use code 759.89. I agree with you and am le... [ Read More ]
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