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    Wiki Place of Service questions

    Hello! I am a somewhat new biller and got my experience solely from the office I currently work at and through AAPC billing course. I work for an Outpatient Drug and Alcohol treatment center, we also provide co-curring mental health/substance use services. The POS, Place of Service is always a...
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    Wiki Help with Coding Substance Abuse ICD-10 CM

    Hello All, I am a coder in training, and I have been having a hard time wrapping my head around the F-codes. I am struggling a lot with F10-F19, specifically when to use F1_.10 (___ abuse/dependence/use, "uncomplicated") vs F1_._88 (___ abuse/dependence/use with other ___-induced disorder). My...
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    Wiki Positive urine drug screen

    What is the correct diagnosis code to use when billing a urine drug screen (80305) If a patient has a positive result but the provider doesn't diagnose them with a substance abuse/dependence disorder? For example, if the patient tested positive for cocaine; should I use F14.90 Cocaine use...
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