tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2021 Issue Q2

Reader Questions: Can You Report Suspected STI?

Question: Our provider wants to report code A64 when they test a patient for a sexually transmitted infection (STI). However, the patient has no symptoms. Should we use this code under these circumstances? Michigan Subscriber Answer: You would only use A64 (Unspecified sexually transmitted disease) in two circumstances: First, if your provider documents that the patient actually has an STI, and second, if there is no other documentation or specific code for the particular STI your provider has diagnosed. If the patient is asymptomatic, however, you should regard the test as a screening and assign it the appropriate Z...

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