Hi Heather, Lupus nephritis would be coded: O99.891 (Other specified diseases and conditions complicating pregnancy) M32.14 (glomerular disease in SLE) or M32.15 (tubulo-interstitial nephropathy in SLE) Fadi ------------------------------ ...
Patient has lupus nephritis , and presented at 9 weeks with significant ascites. What "O" code do i use for this? ------------------------------ Heather Stanley-Christian ------------------------------
That seems odd to me as well. I would not expect reading an ultrasound to equate to an E&M. So unless that patient had an E&M from you in the last 3 years, I would think they should consider it a new patient (or possibly a consult if a consult was requested ...
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