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Found this: To code Lynch Syndrome, you should report V84.09 (Genetic susceptibility to other malignant neoplasm). Lynch Syndrome, also called h... [ Read More ]
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Thank you for your recommendation! This is helpful, however I am still unsure how to get the EGD covered as you cannot do that for a screening. Ano... [ Read More ]
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In my opinion, if the patient has no active disease or malignancy requiring treatment or surveillance but only a genetic susceptibility, this would be ... [ Read More ]
Found this: To code Lynch Syndrome, you should report V84.09 (Genetic susceptibility to other malignant neoplasm). Lynch Syndrome, also called hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), is an... [ Read More ]
I have the guidelines from the ICD-10, however I don't have another dx of either #1 or #3. I'm getting a claim edit preventing the claim to go.
1st - first-listed code should be a code from categor... [ Read More ]
Here is what the guidelines state:
Genetic susceptibility status
Genetic susceptibility indicates that a person has a gene that increases the risk of that person developing the disease.
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Help... I am looking for a way to bill V84.01 (Genetic susceptibility to malignant neoplasm of breast) as a primary code when it is the only diagnosis given. There is no official dx of breast cancer. ... [ Read More ]
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I agree. I use all of the above 26 and V84 codes. I have a question, if a physician sends to my lab personal and family history, but does not mark off the icd9 codes, can I code them to ... [ Read More ]
We are having trouble having a claim accepted (private insurance) for a patient who had both breasts and both ovaries/tubes removed due to a family history of breast and ovarian cancer, and she is BRC... [ Read More ]
you cannot use information from a previous encounter to code this study. You can use family history and screening V codes plus the V84.01 as long as the documentation supports this.... [ Read More ]
Coding breast reconstruction can be difficult but knowing procedures and diagnoses helps. By Victoria M. Moll CPC CPMA CPRC Breast cancer is responsible for the death of one in every 36 women in the U... [ Read More ]