2008 ABC Coding Manual - Index of

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DAFAA – DDACT Heart and Vascular Services – Miscellaneous heart or vascular services
D Laboratory and/or Office Procedures
DA Heart and Vascular Services
DAF Miscellaneous heart or vascular services
DAFAA CUPID cardiac ultra phase information diagnosis each test
Using a noninvasive, portable device on a client/patient to transform the recordings of a conventional 12lead
ECG from time domain to frequency domain and diagnose major heart disease(s). CUPID confirms
revascularization and reperfusion, suggesting endocrinologic or nervous dysfunction, and assists in
differentiating between arterial and ventricular arrhythmias. Service is billed per test.
DAFZZ Undefined miscellaneous heart and/or vascular procedure narrative required
Any elsewhere undefined miscellaneous heart and/or vascular procedure, narrative required. To help
develop more comprehensive coding, please submit an ABC Terminology and Code Request Form, which
is available in the back of all ABC coding publications and at www.ABCcodes.com.
DB Neurological Services
DBB Nerve conduction
DBBAD Trigger-point injection each injection
Injecting a substance into a hyperirritable point of a client/patient’s muscle bundle. Service is billed per
injection.
DBBZZ Undefined nerve conduction narrative required
Any elsewhere undefined nerve conduction, narrative required. To help develop more comprehensive
coding, please submit an ABC Terminology and Code Request Form, which is available in the back of all
ABC coding publications and at www.ABCcodes.com.
DD Substance Administration Services
DDA Miscellaneous substance administration
DDAAZ Suppository chelation therapy administration each treatment
Administering a chelating agent suppository into a client/patient’s vagina, rectum and/or urethra for
therapeutic oxidation effect(s) (for example, to deactivate toxic substances without injury to healthy cells).
Service is billed per treatment.
DDABZ Ear medication administration each treatment
Administering an otic medication into a client/patient’s ear(s). Service is billed per treatment.
DDACP Oral chelation therapy administration each treatment
Administering a chelating substance to a client/patient by mouth for therapeutic effect(s) (for example, to
bind and eliminate detrimental materials in the blood). Service is billed per treatment.
DDACS Intramuscular chelation therapy administration each treatment
Administering a chelating substance to a client/patient through a muscle for therapeutic effect(s) (for
example, to bind and eliminate detrimental materials in the blood). Service is billed per treatment.
DDACT Intravenous chelation therapy administration each 60 minutes
Administering a chelating solution to a client/patient through a vein for therapeutic effect(s) (for example,
to bind and eliminate detrimental materials in the blood). Service is billed in 60-minute increments.
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