HCPCSCODE 97116 REQUIRES DIAGNOSIS CODE 3441

May 9, 2003

HI GROUP, WE ARE FACING A PROBLEM AND WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU, WHETHER YOU ARE

ALSO FACING THE SAME. WE ARE USING PC-ACE PRO32 SYSTEM FOR MEDICARE BILLING. WE

ARE TRYING TO BILL HCPCS 97116(GAIT TRAINING) FOR APRIL 2003 WITH THE DIAGNOSIS

OF 71946 (KNEE PAIN) & 71976 (DIFFICULTY IN WALKING) WHEN WE TRY TO SAVE, IT

GAVE A ERROR MESSEGE STATING " REV CODE 0420/HCPCS 97116 REQUIRES DIAG 3441 " WE

TRIED TO PUT OTHER DIAG CODE WITH 97116 BUT GETTING THE SAME ERROR MESSEGE.I

WILL APPRICIATE IF SOME ONE CAN HELP ME OUT. IKRAM UL HAQ

May 11, 2003

What state are you in? Has your LMRP changed recently? I'd check there

first.

In a message dated 5/9/2003 10:40:18 PM Central Standard Time,

alexisrehab@... writes:

> HI GROUP, WE ARE FACING A PROBLEM AND WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU, WHETHER YOU

> ARE ALSO FACING THE SAME. WE ARE USING PC-ACE PRO32 SYSTEM FOR MEDICARE

> BILLING. WE ARE TRYING TO BILL HCPCS 97116(GAIT TRAINING) FOR APRIL 2003

> WITH THE DIAGNOSIS OF 71946 (KNEE PAIN) & 71976 (DIFFICULTY IN WALKING) WHEN

> WE TRY TO SAVE, IT GAVE A ERROR MESSEGE STATING " REV CODE 0420/HCPCS 97116

> REQUIRES DIAG 3441 " WE TRIED TO PUT OTHER DIAG CODE WITH 97116 BUT GETTING

> THE SAME ERROR MESSEGE.I WILL APPRICIATE IF SOME ONE CAN HELP ME OUT. IKRAM

> UL HAQ

>

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