efarley
New
I have been providing guidance to my clinicians that if patient presents with a complaint such as vaginitis or penile discharge and they order labs to test for STIs, then they should only report the symptoms and not the Z11 code(s). However, when I review some of the payers' policies regarding coverage of these tests, the common symptoms are not listed as covered diagnoses.
Per ICD-10-CM official guidelines (Ch 21.c.5), "The testing of a person to rule out or confirm a suspected diagnosis because the patient has some sign or symptom is a diagnostic examination, not a screening. In these cases, the sign or symptom is used to explain the reason for the test."
Am I misinterpreting this?
Per ICD-10-CM official guidelines (Ch 21.c.5), "The testing of a person to rule out or confirm a suspected diagnosis because the patient has some sign or symptom is a diagnostic examination, not a screening. In these cases, the sign or symptom is used to explain the reason for the test."
Am I misinterpreting this?