tci Part B Insider - 2011 Issue 34
Part B Coding Coach: Diagnostic Test Came Back Normal? Look to Signs, Symptoms
Heed 3 quick rules to code these testing results.You think you may have mastered most ICD-9 challenges, but do you know how to deal with a diagnostic test that comes back sans a definitive diagnosis? When you make sure to convey to payers exactly what you found, you'll overcome these challenges. Here are sure-fire ways how to do that.Follow 3 Rules for Normal Diagnostics ResultsScenario 1: The gastroenterologist refers a patient to a radiologist for an abdominal CT scan (74150-74170) with a symptom of abdominal pain (789.0). The CT scan, when interpreted by the GI, reveals...
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