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Feb 1st, 2012 - rphelps 615  1 

Post surgical hyperthyroidectomy

What is the diagnosis code for status post parathyroidectomy?

Feb 1st, 2012 - nmaguire   2,606 

re: Post surgical hyperthyroidectomy

Are you in the active global period for the surgery? If so, an aftercare V code is first-listed code (V58.49)

Feb 1st, 2012 - rphelps 615  1 

re: Post surgical Parathyroidectomy

We are not the surgeon. We are primary care but need to show patient had this procedure to back up what we are ordering.

Feb 1st, 2012 - nmaguire   2,606 

re: Post surgical Parathyroidectomy

Did you look at V45.79

Feb 1st, 2012 - nmaguire   2,606 

re: Post surgical Parathyroidectomy

Did they have post-surgical hypothyroidism (244.0)?



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