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tci Part B Insider - 2015 Issue 44
Reader Question: Sort out Aftercare Options
Question: Our doctors sometimes see patients for follow-up visits after evaluating a problem that required no treatment, and we are unsure of which ICD-10 code to report for these. Although Z09 (Encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment for conditions other than malignant neoplasm) is close, we’d rather have a follow-up code that describes a service that was not “after treatment.” Can you advise on whether there is such a code?
Answer: There is not such a code in ICD-10, and you are correct in selecting Z09 as the most accurate code for this service.
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