renifejn
Guru
I recently received a list of denials (thankfully very, very short) and was asked to determine the reasoning. In the echo report, there were no findings--everything was normal. The "reason for test" is "evaluation of left ventricle function" or r/o "pericardial effusion", etc. The ICD-9 code used was V81.2 and this is being denied every time for inpatient visits.
Also some reports only say VSD s/p repair so V15.1 is being coded along with V81.2.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what code to use? Referral diagnosis is listed, but sometimes one is given such as leukemia and that isnt a payable dx for an echo.
HELP!
Thanks
Also some reports only say VSD s/p repair so V15.1 is being coded along with V81.2.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what code to use? Referral diagnosis is listed, but sometimes one is given such as leukemia and that isnt a payable dx for an echo.
HELP!
Thanks