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Billing
When the Dr. has 493.02, 786.2, 786.9, 465.9, does the order of the codes matter when submitting the claim?
re: Billing
Was it an E/M service?
The ICD-9 book has general guidelines at the start, and I would review those.
In general, in sequencing I consider:
the ICD-9 guidelines
the reason for the visit
the assessment: what does the clinician list first, second, third
If the problem is only listed in past medical history, I typically would not add it.
re: Billing
Yes, an E/M service and yes, the codes are listed as above.
re: Billing
Then I would sequence based on the order the clinician used in the assessment.