Wiki Help pls w/dx codes

[AudCo2020!]

Patient is getting EGD due to pins being seen on X-ray by referring provider. Patient admits swallowing glass and batteries the previous week. EGD is done and nothing is found-no foreign objects and no tears anywhere.

The best I've come up with is encounter for suspected disease/condition ruled out but not sure if it will get paid with that dx.

I can't seem to find any history codes for swallowing foreign objects only current codes.

I'm thinking history of mental illness but that is not documented.

TIA!

 

[RebeccaB]

What about one of the R93 dx's--abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging and the condition not found/ruled out dx ?

 

[AudCo2020!]

The pins were found on an X-ray done by the referring provider-not the GI doctor doing the EGD-is it still ok to use that dx code then? Thank you for your response.

 

[RebeccaB]

I would think so since the ref dr does not perform the procedure , it would be a follow up to the xray findings

 

[AudCo2020!]

Ok ty