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tci Part B Insider - 2003 Issue 9
DIAGNOSIS CODING: When Can V Codes Stand Alone?
How long after you remove a tumor can it serve as the primary diagnosis for follow-up visits? Days or years?
Coders disagree over whether they should code for the original diagnosis that caused the surgery, or just the aftercare codes that represent the follow-up visits. Jennifer Schmutz with Salt Lake City-based Neurosurgical Associates argues that the aftercare codes alone should be sufficient. But Jennifer Darling, owner of BBC Medical Management Services in Frisco, Texas, and lead biller for the Dallas-based Center for Oncology Research & Treatment, insists that coders must often include the original diagnosis that caused the surgery...
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