DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS (HTA 02/03)

-rib cage-abdomen (ie hiatal hernia adjustment) ... muscle pain, bone pain, rib pain or . joint pain or inflammation-symptom of pain is not enough; the location of pain must be listed and the related vertebra must be included ... (DDD is an acceptable ICD-9 code for Medicare, but DJD is not)-don’t say DDD, unless imaging to back it up ... ................
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