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    Wiki Weight management billing

    I do billing for a provider who considers himself a weight management specialist. His primary method is a combination of medication and weight management counseling. He also acts as a PCP for his regular patients, but his main priority is weight management. When we bill insurance, we typically...
    • mforsyth
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    • appeals billing coding denials prevention insurance billing weight weight loss
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    • Forum: Billing/Reimbursement
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    Wiki Weight used for 99478-99480?

    Hello all! When billing for neonatal weight based services (99478-99480) what is the appropriate weight to go by? Dosing or actual weight? Sometimes it differs and could be either depending on what you go by. I was taught to go by dosing weight but now am being told to use actual weight. Is...
    • angeslow
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    • intensive care codes neonatal nicu weight
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    • Forum: Pediatrics
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    Wiki Uterus weight for hysterectomy

    So I've been trying to find clarification online...but haven't found anything so far. I'm new to OB/GYN coding and have found I have a problem reading a little too much in between the lines and making sure my codes fit EXACTLY. With that being said: On my path report the pathologist states she...
    • AlyssaM907
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    • lavh pathology uterus weight
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    • Forum: OB/GYN
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    Wiki Low birth weight code being denied

    I have a patient that was born prematurely and was coming in for weight checks to monitor growth. The physician is still using the P07.10 code even though the patient is gaining weight because they are still below normal. The patient is now 3 months old and we are getting denied for...
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    Wiki Low birth weight codes after day-of-life 28

    I have read the guidelines that the codes in Chapter 16 can be use throughout the life of the patient if the condition is still present, but all of the codes for low birth weight also have the "N" symbol, which indicates that they should be used from age 0-28 days. Any ideas on whether or not...
    • psallings
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    • birth codes low symbol weight
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    • Forum: ICD-10
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