Medical Billing Forum
Coding => Coding => : jennifers1166 March 29, 2011, 02:43:52 PM
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I am wondering; if a surgeon just states in the diagnosis "synovitis" or "synovial hypertrophy of medial compartment" can I use ICD-9 code 719.2x (villonadular synovitis) for the correct joint involved or should I only be using ICD-9 code 727.00 for this kind of general synovitis despite what joint it is in? Thanks! ???
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Check out this link:
http://www.hcpro.com/HOM-76714-2949/Coding-tip-Know-distinctions-between-types-of-synovitis.html
If they just list "synovitis", I would just use 727.00.
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Thank-you, that link was GREAT!!! That was exactly what I wanted to know and in simple terms! :)