Medical Claims and Billing

February 21, 2010

How to Bill: Estrogen Withdrawal

Filed under: Coding Tips, How To Bill — Tags: , — Coder @ 4:35 am

Put yourself in this medical biller’s shoes and see if you would file this claim correctly.

A patient that recently had a hysterectomy presented to the ED with symptoms needing treatment. The physician noted that the patient was suffering from “estrogen withdrawal with menopausal symptoms.” A level three evaluation and management service was performed on the patient; what diagnosis code would you use? There’s no specific code for estrogen withdrawal. (more…)

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