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What diagnosis code(s) supports the medical necessity for home PT/INR monitoring?

April 26, 2017code diagnosis Home INR medical monitoring necessity pt s supports

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What diagnosis code(s) supports the medical necessity for home PT/INR monitoring?

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Providers should use the ICD-9-CM diagnosis code that most accurately describes the patient’s condition. For example, Medicare covers home PT/INR monitoring for patients with a mechanical heart valve(s) that have been on anticoagulation therapy for three months.