Person with feared complaint in whom no diagnosis was made (V65.5)
ICD-9 code V65.5 for Person with feared complaint in whom no diagnosis was made is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -PERSONS ENCOUNTERING HEALTH SERVICES IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES (V60-V69).
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If pt is dialysis dependent, pt is a N18.6 therefore the hypertension is I12.0, Anemia is D63.1 and not N18.9. It should be coded as:
I12.0
D63.1
N18.6
Z99.2
and the remaining DX codes. If the patient... [ Read More ]
General question....How would you code this note by just the assessment???
HPI: post transplant, course largely uneventful
Assessment:
Renal transplant n18.6
Hypertension I10
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[QUOTE="Lisa Bledsoe, post: 22541, member: 8339"]We have a travel clinic in our facility. We use CPT codes 99401-99404 and ICD-9 codes V65.40, V65.43 or V65.49. (V65.43 would fit for malaria prophyl... [ Read More ]
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S: Pt fell gettin... [ Read More ]
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S: Pt with left eye problem per chief... [ Read More ]
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