If a patient comes in for a preventive examination and the physican orders labs and the patient has a known condition ex. hypertension , how would we code this please? Would it be labs with a dx V70.0, 401.9 or just 401.9? The reason the patient is coming in is for their annual exam. Thanks!
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mitchellde
True Blue
If the labs are being ordered due to the medications such as coumadin then use a V58.83 plus the V58.6X code for the labs.
mitchellde
True Blue
it would be V70.0, V58.83, V58.61, 401.9. You would link the V58.83, V58.61, 401.9 to the labs
ruthan
Networker
I would use the V72.62 for the labs if was part of there Physicial then the chronic condition as well. If you read the description of the
V72.62 it is for lab work as part of the yearly physicial
V72.62 it is for lab work as part of the yearly physicial