Wiki ELEVATED LFT's DX?

[tarab524]

How would you code "Elevated LFT's"??
Opinions please...

 

[syllingk]

794.8

 

[srinivas r sajja]

790.6

 

[scorrado]

I was told in a GI seminar a few years ago to use 790.5.

 

[srinivas r sajja]

790.6 as per ICD manual

 

[kumeena]

790.6

 

[BEARDOG]

790.5: Other nonspecific abnormal serum enzyme levels

Abnormal serum level of:

acid phosphatase

alkaline phosphatase

amylase

lipase

This would be the correct code as this is from blood work not an xray/scan.

 

[mahalakshmiv]

Elevated LFT - 790.6

 

[BEARDOG]

acid phosphatase , alkaline phosphatase, amylase and lipase are the liver enzymes that are checked when a "liver function test or LFT's " are ordered and is reported with ICD 790.5 however, 790.6 is used to report abnormal blood chemistry (i.e. levels of cobalt, copper, iron, led, etc).

 

[Lynda Wetter]

Always a debate for thsi one too,
790.6 gets my vote.

Lynda,CPC

 

[kak6]

790.6 me too

 

[abhishekrane32@yahoo.com]

its 101 percent 790.5 for abnormal LFT.

ABHISHEK RANE CPC

 

[bevann0402@bellsouth.net]

I use 790.5. What helps me with this code is that I am testing every 6 months because of elevated liver enzymes.