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Looking for definition of "Long(Current) Term Use Anticoagulants"

Date: Sep 18, 2018

Question:

My practice is wondering if we can report the 93793 with code Z79.01 as diagnosis along with the secondary code (ex. AFib/AFlutter) when the patient has just started use of Warfarin and requires monitoring. Is it enough to meet the definition of "Long (Current) Term Use" if we are anticipating the patient will be on the anticoagulant for the long term?

Question ID : 11366
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