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Watch for Fewer Choices for Essential Hypertension Coding

Published on Thu May 15, 2014

Also: Watch for notes about associated organ involvement. AHypertension can increase the level of your anesthesia provider’s work during surgery. Add that to the fact that nearly one in three U.S. adults has been diagnosed with hypertension, and you’ll see why knowing how to select the correct diagnosis can help your claims.  Fortunately, if you’ve taken time to master the [...]
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