ohn0disaster
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Ok, I'm doing a bit of overthinking again.
If the doctor writes, "renal cyst" as the diagnosis but does NOT specify as aquired or congenital, do we code from the 753 code range or from the 593 code range?
If you look in the index, under "cyst", at kidney cyst it refers you to 753.10. I'm unsure as to whether or not that is the correct code selection since it is in the Congenital section. Does the doctor have to specify as congenital for this code? Or is it the other way around, and the doctor only needs to specify if it is NOT congenital?
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Subjective states: Patient is here to follow-up on renal U/S - discussed with pt. results. Patient feels well - denies complaint.
Objective: blah blah blah (no need to type it all out)
Assessment: renal cyst
Plan: Repeat U/S in 1 year
If the doctor writes, "renal cyst" as the diagnosis but does NOT specify as aquired or congenital, do we code from the 753 code range or from the 593 code range?
If you look in the index, under "cyst", at kidney cyst it refers you to 753.10. I'm unsure as to whether or not that is the correct code selection since it is in the Congenital section. Does the doctor have to specify as congenital for this code? Or is it the other way around, and the doctor only needs to specify if it is NOT congenital?
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Subjective states: Patient is here to follow-up on renal U/S - discussed with pt. results. Patient feels well - denies complaint.
Objective: blah blah blah (no need to type it all out)
Assessment: renal cyst
Plan: Repeat U/S in 1 year