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Wiki adoption lab work

tmoss1

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Can anyone guide me as to where I may look or give suggestions as to what might be used for scenario? We sent our new patient a 2 year old adopted patient to get lab work and gave the ICD10 code diagnosis code Z02.82. The patient's claim was denied as a non covered code for Z02.82 ''encounter for adoption services." We have used this code for the adoption lab work in the past but in my search. I am finding that it is non covered in my search. After searching the ICD10 book and other online sources, I find they lead me to this same code adoption code, Z02.82. Could anyone please give me some guidance? Any help is appreciated.
 
If the lab work is being ordered related to an adoption that is the correct diagnosis. Payers rarely if ever pay for services related to an adoption.
 
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