eawagner
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Hello I code and bill for a group of pediatricians and we see a fair amount of foster care children. A question came up asking if a well child visit with abnormal findings can substantiate "abnormal" within a visit if the child is from foster care. Previously I thought most codes in the R70-R94 code set were essentially used in concert with the Z00.121 but is that not necessarily the case here?
The argument is that that a child in foster care is in an abnormal situation and therefore has things going on in their life that causes abnormal situations and perhaps emotional/mental/physical stress.
Any thoughts? I don't want to say yes if this pairing will cause trouble.
The argument is that that a child in foster care is in an abnormal situation and therefore has things going on in their life that causes abnormal situations and perhaps emotional/mental/physical stress.
Any thoughts? I don't want to say yes if this pairing will cause trouble.