baseline labs

[Guest guest]

How are your clinics getting baseline nutrition labs paid

for? What ICD9 codes are you using? Thanks!

Allbritten, RD,

LDN

Vanderbilt Center for Surgical Weight Loss

Certificate of

Training in Adult Weight Management

jaime.l.allbritten@...

[Guest guest]

I code whatever comorbidities the patient has which the surgeon documented in the consultation. I would also assume that you could use malnutrition. According to Micronutrition book many obese patients have multiple malnutrition issues prior to surgery. I am sure you could dig up some journal articles on this topic.

Hope this helps,

Tina Musselman RD, CCN

Bariatric Program Coordinator

(708) 679-2717

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Allbritten, LSent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 3:20 PM Subject: baseline labs

How are your clinics getting baseline nutrition labs paid for? What ICD9 codes are you using? Thanks!

Allbritten, RD, LDN

Vanderbilt Center for Surgical Weight Loss

Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management

jaime.l.allbrittenvanderbilt (DOT) edu

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