ICD-9 code V12.7 for Personal history of digestive disease is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -PERSONS WITH POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARDS RELATED TO PERSONAL AND FAMILY HISTORY (V10-V19).
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[QUOTE="DEDGE CGIC, post: 169473, member: 137760"]High risk indicators should be documented as a routine screening for said history aand billed as a screening for said histori i.e. V76.51, v12.72.
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[QUOTE="DEDGE CGIC, post: 169473, member: 137760"]High risk indicators should be documented as a routine screening for said history aand billed as a screening for said histori i.e. V76.51, v12.72.
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[QUOTE="tlsonnier, post: 413996, member: 53482"]I am having a debate with colleges regarding when to bill a screening colonoscopy. My physicians did a screening colonoscopy on a patient and found pol... [ Read More ]
I am also confused. My physicians did a screening colonoscopy on a patient and found polyps in 2007, 10 years ago. We coded it 45380PT , V76.51, 211.3. Pt came back 3 years later, 2010, for screening... [ Read More ]
My physicians did a screening colonoscopy on a patient and found polyps in 2007, 10 years ago. We coded it 45380PT , V76.51, 211.3. Pt came back 3 years later, 2010, for screening/surveillance and not... [ Read More ]
I am having a debate with colleges regarding when to bill a screening colonoscopy. My physicians did a screening colonoscopy on a patient and found polyps in 2007, 10 years ago. We coded it 45380PT ... [ Read More ]
In this case, we usually code the polyp first then PHCP and use the PT modifier. We have found that this also works for most commercial payers as well but the PHCP goes first on those claims.
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[b]Z12.11 vs Z80.0[/b]
If the patient is 50 or older and is having first time screening I will use V12.11 as primary then the Z80.0. If the patient is under the age of 50
they are not eligible for a ... [ Read More ]
Hello - I've been posting several "separately identifiable E/Ms" lately. I'm trying to get an understanding and documentation to give to my employer. This is a new patient being seen for possible ca... [ Read More ]
Good Morning All -
This may have already been covered but I have a question. We had a patient who presented for a 5 yr. follow up due to a personal history of colon polyps. This is the stated diag... [ Read More ]
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