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    Hi All, Anyone has any information regarding billing A9595 and report wastage w/ JW modifier? **PER RECORD [IV administration of 9.4 mCi of 18F-piflufolastat (Pylarify)], qty of *10* submitted on claim. Editing for JW modifier. Appreciate your...
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    arkolab replied to the thread Denials for 20550 + 20610/20611.
    We've had luck billing these two together at our facility using the 59(commercial)/XS(medicare) modifier on CPT 20550.
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    jcactusflower3 replied to the thread Z72.1.
    I also did some digging and read that it is a valid International WHO code but Not a U.S ICD10 code
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    I don't do behavioral health but if it was an adverse effect of a vaccine ,t50.z95a
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    The type of follow up would help but perhaps you can try z09 if > Encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment for conditions other than malignant neoplasm
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    jcactusflower3 replied to the thread Z72.1.
    Your site is better.
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    marcyluv reacted to abill_423's post in the thread 87491,87591,87661 with Like Like.
    UHC considers this a syndromic panel (See their Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing Policy, Professional and Facility) and they want this billed with one code and not separately reported if this is...
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    jcactusflower3 replied to the thread Pregnancy and Obesity.
    I would code e66.9 , z68.43 and z3a.00, and a code for the pelvic pain (preferably they can specify left or right or bilateral) , if no mention of morbid obesity complicating pregnancy .
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    jcactusflower3 replied to the thread OBGYN ICD 10 CODES.
    FOR SINGLE BIRTHS , THAT LAST (7TH) CHARACTER SHOULD BE 1 FOR SINGLE BIRTHS , IT SHOULDN'T END IN 0
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    jodielonkoski replied to the thread AI.
    Ai consistently answers my coding questions completely wrong. It can only, at the time, handle basic and very spelled out reports.
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    There isn't a discrepancy in the document you uploaded. Maybe this will help: Codes for signs and symptoms that are not routinely associated with other definite diagnoses should be reported. Meaning: "You should code signs and symptoms...
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    jcactusflower3 reacted to sls314's post in the thread Z72.1 with Like Like.
    It is not a code in the United States ICD-10-CM. I even double checked the CDC National Center for Health Statistics lookup tool by year going back to 2019, which is as far back as the CDC's tool goes. You can check the lookup tool here if...
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    jcactusflower3 replied to the thread Z72.1.
    Ai can do that , I check this site https://www.icd10data.com/. Anyway, alcohol abuse codes are f code .Here are some examples . The red arrows show non billable and the green arrows are billable
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    In the knee example, even if they said it was moderate COPA, with conservative (unless Rx) and no workup, they're still not making it to a 4. I might not continue to go on about the COPA issue if agreement is just not going to happen. If it is...
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    https://icdlist.com/icd-10/code-edits/unacceptable-principal-diagnosis#google_vignette
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