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    Wiki Screening or Diagnostic?

    The patient presents for a visit stating that two weeks ago, she experienced vaginal burning and discharge. She treated herself with OTC Monistat, and her symptoms resolved. She would like to have a test run to see if she has a lingering infection. The provider runs a NuSwab, which returns...
    • ELBrock
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    • diagnostic coding history of nuswab screening vaginal discharge
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: OB/GYN
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    Wiki History Codes used as DX for F/U Office Visits????

    I have recently seen several of the following scineros and I just wanted to get some clarification: Patient comes in and has a full skin exam and Z12.83 is used as well as all applicable history codes (say Z85.828 hx of BCC or Z85.820) on the office visit that day and maybe the patient has...
    • LBernat7
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    • coding advice needed evaluation and management history of
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Dermatology
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    Wiki Encounter for pre-op chest x-ray

    Can someone help me wrap my head on this please. Patient is having a chest x-ray to r/o respratory disease before inguinal repair. history CAD, HTN, and s/p CABG. Results: no respiratory disease but positive cardiomegaly. So far I got: Z01.811 Encounter for preprocedural respiratory...
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    Wiki History of blood transfusion

    Good afternoon! My provider is ordering a hepatitis test for a patient with a PMX of a blood transfusion and she wants to know if that dx would be covered. What I am trying to find out, covered or not, what is the correct way to code for this? The only code I find is Z51.89 encounter for other...
    • jliving77
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    • blood born illness family practice history of laboratory billing
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Diagnosis Coding
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    Wiki history of/ healed injury

    Hello. I would like to know if K22.3 (perforation of esophagus) can be use as a diagnosis for a HISTORY OF or HEALED perforation/rupture? Or is it best to use Z87.828? Thank you for your help.
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    Wiki Coding active cancer vs. history of cancer

    My physician (an extremely brilliant pulmonologist) is stating that if his patient had lung cancer that was treated, he considers that cancer "active" until 5 years have passed since the treatment and he would like to use a "current" lung cancer diagnosis. He does not consider the cancer...
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