Currently we are billing drug screening with a Dx of Z02.89 which is not what it is for. These screenings are done mainly on patients taking Adderall for ADHD. What other code is a better descriptor of why the drug screening is being done.
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Wiki Drug screening diagnosis code for patient on Adderall
- Thread starter dthompson@carolinamedical.us
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mitchellde
True Blue
I would look at z51.81 for therapeutic drug monitoring With a Z79.899 as secondary code.