Use different ICD-9 for developmental screening and well visit

Why This Topic Matters

Choosing supporting diagnoses and reporting the screening separately can affect whether the claim is accepted or bundled into the preventive visit. The article is relevant to practices trying to align pediatric screening, documentation, and reimbursement requirements.

Article Sections

1. Billing developmental screening during well visits

   Explains the general claim-bundling issue that can arise when developmental screening is performed during a routine pediatric visit. It discusses the context in which the article’s coding guidance is presented.

2. Alternative diagnosis-code categories

   Reviews broad ICD-9-CM diagnosis categories that may be associated with developmental screening when a specific concern is being evaluated. It also notes related symptom and screening categories mentioned in the article.

3. Modifier use and reporting requirements

   Summarizes the article’s discussion of E/M reporting alongside screening services and the documentation expectation referenced for the screening service. It also notes the article’s emphasis on appropriate medical need and support.

4. Developmental delay codes

   Lists the developmental delay diagnosis codes presented by the source and frames them as a reference section. The section provides the article’s code table without restating code-specific meanings.