jenniepat
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Does anyone know if there is a diagnosis code you can use for a Swallow Study for outpatient coding? or would you just code Dysphagia, unspecified
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Wiki Swallow Study Outpatient Questions
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jenniepat
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Yes however in a situation where we did a swallow study and there is no reason for treatment. The swallow study was done due to difficulty swallowing but the outcome was not necessary.
thomas7331
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Yes, you would code the reason the study was ordered if no definitive diagnosis was made based on the outcome. Per the ICD-10 guidelines: If a definitive diagnosis has not been established by the end of the encounter, it is appropriate to report codes for sign(s) and/or symptom(s) in lieu of a definitive diagnosis.