Thank you for the responses. I was just concerned as there would be a lot of codes for this one claim ie 7 codes instead of the usual 3-4 that I bill for this practice.
Since the doctor is re-examining the patient's initial issue, the original diagnosis codes are currently at position 1,2,3,4. If there were 3 new diagnosis codes to include in this case, for this particular claim, would they be at position 5, 6 and 7 or would they be placed at position 1, 2, 3? If they are to be at position 5, 6, 7, would I then move them to position 1, 2, 3 for the next claim (and remove the original diagnosis codes altogether as they no longer apply) as this is what the doctor would be treating for over the next few visits?
Hope that made sense...