Hello all,
I work in an Infectious Disease clinic and we are having patients coming in only to discuss the vaccine with the physician. No infectious processes are occurring. They only reason for the visit is to discuss. I originally billed out the Z71.89 for the dx with the appropriate E/M code but, it is now being denied by Medicare and that they do not cover counseling dx codes. All the research I have done leads me back to the same code.
Can anyone point me in the right direction on how to best code for these?
Thank you!
I work in an Infectious Disease clinic and we are having patients coming in only to discuss the vaccine with the physician. No infectious processes are occurring. They only reason for the visit is to discuss. I originally billed out the Z71.89 for the dx with the appropriate E/M code but, it is now being denied by Medicare and that they do not cover counseling dx codes. All the research I have done leads me back to the same code.
Can anyone point me in the right direction on how to best code for these?
Thank you!