General psychiatric examination requested by the authority (V70.1)
ICD-9 code V70.1 for General psychiatric examination requested by the authority is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -PERSONS WITHOUT REPORTED DIAGNOSIS ENCOUNTERED DURING EXAMINATION AND INVESTIGATION.
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Provider is wanting a 99202 for this visit. I do not feel this visit has enough documentation for a qualifying visit. Does anyone see something I may be missing? Thank you
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