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tracyhelget

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What are your views on coding "suggestive of" conditions? We have a pulmonary doc that does a great deal of "suggestive of" dictation basedon PFT (pulmonary fuction tests) and it's usually a general condition, such as obstructive pulmonary defect or disease.

ICD-9 states to not code "rule out," "suspected," "probable," or "questionable" specifically. "Suggestive of" is not included in this list, but could be considered similar.

Thoughts?

Tracy
 
My thought would be that "suggestive of" would translate to "consistant with".
I would air on the more conservative side and not code "suggestive of".
 
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