Archive for The Day of December 13th, 2006
Archive for the Day of December 13th, 2006
Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the day of December 13th, 2006.
Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during December 13th, 2006.
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Medical Coding for Estrogen Withdrawal
Put yourself in this medical biller’s shoes and see if you would file this claim correctly. A patient that recently had a hysterectomy presented to the ED with symptoms needing treatment. The physician noted that the patient was suffering from “estrogen withdrawal with menopausal symptoms.” A level three evaluation and management service was performed on the patient; what diagnosis code would you use? There’s no specific code for estrogen withdrawal. Stumped? In this case you should use more than one code as there is no specific code for this service. Break out the claim to show the patient’s main complaint and reason for the ED visit and then to show …