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Eliminate Stress When Coding Back Pain Diagnoses

Published on Mon Jan 18, 2021

Use this guide to navigate the challenges of the M54.- code range. Patients often come to the ED with back pain, a condition that can end up with diagnoses ranging anywhere from constipation to angina to fractures. However, in some cases, the patient simply has back pain with no other issues, and coding these scenarios can be a challenge. Why? [...]
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