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Ddkb6126 reacted to sls314's post in the thread Wiki Would you consider this a diagnostic statement? with
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The physician needs to state the diagnosis. I would absolutely not use a descriptor generated by the EMR in place of a physician documented diagnosis. -
DMy opinion with status codes is they should be used ONLY if relevant to the visit. And 99.8% of the time, they are not. You could have 12 diagnoses on every visit if you applied all the status codes for their history. I would not see an issue...
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DWhat is the correct coding for testicular lymphoma -- I am torn. I have always been told to code any reproductive organ cancer to the disease site. But I am unsure when it comes to lymphoma. This is Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. I have...
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Ddkb6126 replied to the thread Wiki 10555-10557- OPTUM DENIALS!!.I can't even find a CPT 10555 or 10557 - are you sure these are the correct cpt codes you want to use?
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Ddkb6126 replied to the thread Wiki Skin Excision vs Lipoma Excision (114xx, 2155x).I would always code a "mass" to soft tissue - which should be the 21556-59 and 21554. You can only bill for the repair if it was a complex repair.