Tired and need some codes

[zoetrope]

I'm worn out and tired, so I want my primary care person, who is not an MD, or a DO, but a PA, to order a draw for the full complement of blood draws.

My insurance did NOT cover my surgery, so what codes should she use in order that I can be covered for all that Vitalady recommends? My intuition, given how I'm feeling, that something is off now, but I don't need a bill with three zeros behind it. Thnks!

[inge]

Hi,
579.9 is the code my doctor uses, my insurance did not pay for my surgery either.
So far I've had labs drawn 5 times and as long as it has been coded with the 579.9 ( unspecified intestinal malabsorption ) they have paid with no problems.

[bugirll]

This is Vitalady's list of codes


269.2 Hypovitaminosis

269.8 Vitamin D deficiency

275.40 Calcium deficiency

266.2 Cyanocobalamin deficiency (B12)

281.1 other B12 deficiency anemia

281.0 Pernicious anemia

280.9 Iron-deficiency anemia

281.2 Folate deficiency anemia

285.9 Anemia, unspecified

269.3 Zinc deficiency

244.9 Hypothryoidism

250.0 Diabetes

401.9 Hypertension

276.9 Electrolyte and fluid disorders

272.0 Hypercholesterolemia

*579.3 Surgical malabsorption*

*579.8 Intestinal malabsorption *

* Bands or sleeves should not use these codes as they are not accurate.

* Some insurance companies will not pay for any procedure that uses these codes

[inge]

Jan 21, 2012 21:43:56 GMT -5 bugirll said:

This is Vitalady's list of codes


269.2 Hypovitaminosis

269.8 Vitamin D deficiency

275.40 Calcium deficiency

266.2 Cyanocobalamin deficiency (B12)

281.1 other B12 deficiency anemia

281.0 Pernicious anemia

280.9 Iron-deficiency anemia

281.2 Folate deficiency anemia

285.9 Anemia, unspecified

269.3 Zinc deficiency

244.9 Hypothryoidism

250.0 Diabetes

401.9 Hypertension

276.9 Electrolyte and fluid disorders

272.0 Hypercholesterolemia

*579.3 Surgical malabsorption*

*579.8 Intestinal malabsorption *

* Bands or sleeves should not use these codes as they are not accurate.

* Some insurance companies will not pay for any procedure that uses these codes

The 579.9 code covers all that you need. All others are just for individual tests done separately.