Forum - Questions & Answers
Mar 10th, 2010 - ebeard630
Medical Management of a post op pt
Is there a specific code for medical management of a post op patient? Clearly we did not do the surgery.
Mar 10th, 2010 - nmaguire 2,606
diagnosis code
The diagnosis code should show you are doing medical management for medical condition or underlying condition. All services must be medically necessary.
Mar 10th, 2010 -
Nancy's right
I should add that you never want to use the diagnosis code that applies to the surgery (OA hip, cholecystitis, colon cancer, etc) - that is sure to generate a denial as the surgeon is getting paid a global fee for that diagnosis.