Cardiology Coding Alert
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93451-93461 Have You Confused? Check This At-A-Glance Guide
Published on Fri Jan 14, 2011
Start your 2011 code search here. Cardiology coding in 2011 looks nothing like it did in 2010. To be sure you have the proper code for your particular service, you'll need to study the code definitions carefully. But you can speed up the process by using this comparison tool based on CPT 2011 guidelines. 
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Cardiology Coding Alert
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93451-93461 Have You Confused? Check This At-A-Glance Guide
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99281-99285 Don't Apply to Phone Call
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Question: I heard at a conference that you shouldn't use 414.2 as a first-listed diagnosis. [...]
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