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    Wiki Denial dexa claims

    I have a 72 male patient with United healthcare Medicare plan coming iN did screening dexa. The insurance first denied the screening code, then denied it shin when we tried to bill as diagnostics dexa. Really don’t know what’s wrong with it....
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    Wiki Medicare Denials for Screening Bone Mineral Density DEXA CPT 77080

    Hello, we are receiving denials for screening dexa scans CPT 77080 with diagnosis Z13.820 screening for osteoporosis. Per Medicare article MM5521, screenings are allowed every 2 years, but we are being denied. The denial is for NCD, as Medicare NCD 150.3 does not list the Z screening code...
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    Wiki Dexa Scan

    Hi everyone! I was reading over some of the old threads regarding the dexa scan, 77080 and I had a question. The physician order states "Dexa Hip & Spine" with 256.39 (this DOS is prior to ICD-10), estrogen deficiency. This is exactly how the coder coded it. I am working the denial from the...
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    Wiki DEXA Scan - Screening or Diagnostic

    I have a patient who recently had a DEXA scan. This is a non-Medicare patient, but this question applies to all carriers. If the patient is scheduled for a screening, but when the scan is interpretted, the patient is found to osteopenic. Is the primary dx the screening or the osteopenia? I...
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