Wiki Diagnosis for creatine

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What ICD 9 code would you use for a patient who needs a creatine done prior to a CT test? Would diagnosis code V70.0 support the need for the lab?


Thank you,
Lisa Nieft, CPC-A

 

[danachock]

creatinine done prior to a CT test

No, the V70.0 is for the physical examination only. You will not code that. For a creatinine needed/required before a CT test you will want to use a V72.63 for Pre-procedural laboratory examination.
Thanks,
Dana Chock, CPC, CCA, CANPC, CHONC
Anesthesia, Pathology, & Laboratory Coder