ICD-9 2011: 799.51 Answers Your PreADD Diagnosis Dilemma

Pediatric and family practice coders are all too familiar with ADD-like complaints minus a definitive diagnosis. ICD-9 2011 holds the key to alternative options until further testing is complete. ICD-9 2011 adds the 799.5x family to the “Ill Defined ...

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CMS Speaks: Weigh Your 2-Payer Consult Coding Options

In MSP cases, non-consult code for both payers may be best.

If you have payers who didn’t play follow-the-leader with Medicare in cutting out consult codes, you have a dilemma on your hands. You have to decide what to do...

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