Aetna considers outpatient intravenous (IV) antibiotic therapy medically necessary in adult and pediatric members with the diagnosis of Lyme disease only when it is based on the clinical presentation of signs and symptoms compatible with the disease and supported by a positive serologic and/or cerebros...
When screening for Borrelia antibodies in Europe, we recommend the incorporation of antigens other than those from B. burgdorferi sensu stricto only. P643 Investigation of seropositivity and vectors of Lyme disease in the Isparta Region of Turkey M. Demirci1, B. Yorgancigil1, V Tahan2, M. ...
imbibing on the hair of last night’s dog and a sense of impending doom of yet another year of listening to broke, angry, sick people they were able to work out an acceptable arrangement for all. The LLMP’s agreed to stop using Lyme Disease billing code ICD-9-CM 088.891 and to only...
For broad disease categories, we identified 3, 16, and 17 comorbidities within 2, 5, and 10 years of diagnosis, respectively. At a higher resolution of ICD-9 codes, we identified known associations with LD including chronic pain and cognitive disorders, as well as particular comorbidities on ...