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Mar 28th, 2013 - lisa2007 4
Diagnosis code for elevated calcium deposits in heart
Help Please
Patient had abnormal CT/elevated calcium deposits in heart, ordering a nuc med test. Any ideas on DX to use?
Thank you!
Mar 29th, 2013 -
re: Diagnosis code for elevated calcium deposits in heart
I used 414.01- since the calcium is in the artery (not the heart itself) and that represents atherosclerosis of the artery.