tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2008 Issue 35

ICD-9:Use OB Codes For Pregnant Patients' Complications

Test your documentation attentiveness with these ICD-9 examples. Subtle differences in your physician's documentation could radically change which diagnosis codes you should report on a claim for a pregnant patient. You'll do one of two things: • Choose a code from the pregnancy complication category -- even if your doctor isn't the physician managing the pregnancy.  • Report the condition your doctor is treating, followed by V22.2 (Pregnant state, incidental). Scenario: A pregnant patient presents to your practice for the ongoing management of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Check out these documentation examples, and discover which...

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