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Wiki Coding for Increased IOP

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If there is a diagnosis(impression) of increased IOP without mention of open-angle glaucoma (24 mm Hg) can I use code 365.01? It seems to me I should code for this clinically significant finding although glaucoma/preglaucoma is not mentioned with the finding.
 
rhotonscott@yahoo.com said:
If there is a diagnosis(impression) of increased IOP without mention of open-angle glaucoma (24 mm Hg) can I use code 365.01? It seems to me I should code for this clinically significant finding although glaucoma/preglaucoma is not mentioned with the finding.
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If it were me I'd take the ICD-9 code book to the physician and show them the options you are presented with and let them make the determination; looking at the codes and using your description of the visit it could be almost any of the 365.0x codes.

Hope this helps!
David Keown, CPC, OCS
 
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