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Ddchen replied to the thread Wiki Peripheral Arterial Disease Coding – Lower Limb Thrombosis.Thank you for the reference. That is what I came to conclude as well. The issue is being able to have a specific Dx code that would differentiate the stages. In terms of DVT vs. arterial thrombectomy, DVTs have specific "acute" and "chronic"...
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Ddchen replied to the thread Wiki Peripheral Arterial Disease Coding – Lower Limb Thrombosis.I am familiar with the tool as well and have searched through it and do not see the Dx linkage, so you are not alone.
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Ddchen replied to the thread Wiki Peripheral Arterial Disease Coding – Lower Limb Thrombosis.Thank you for this information. I appreciate the insight! However, when I checked the tool, I do not see the Dx list associated with the CPT code that I am looking for. Is there another area that I should be looking at? The tool itself gives...
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Ddchen reacted to TThivierge's post in the thread Wiki Peripheral Arterial Disease Coding – Lower Limb Thrombosis with
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Hi Dchen You can always take any CPT code then see which dx code it links too under the CMS website. I hope this data helps you and the provider. Some dx seem to fit this category of treatment range in dx blocks of I82.4, Z86.718 C47-C49,or I70... -
Ddchen replied to the thread Wiki Peripheral Arterial Disease Coding – Lower Limb Thrombosis.Thank you for that information. I was afraid that would be the case. I appreciate the response.
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Ddchen reacted to xXxPARAGONxXx's post in the thread Wiki Peripheral Arterial Disease Coding – Lower Limb Thrombosis with Like.
Don't think that the course can be further specified for that particular condition. To note, such specificity is possible in ICD-11 via extension codes: XT5R Acute XT1L Subacute XT8W Chronic
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DHello All, When trying to appropriately code for patients that have been deemed as having a subacute lower limb arterial thrombus (patients with onset symptoms of greater than 14 days but less than 6 months) that will need to be treated by...