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Highlight Tonsillectomy Coding Nuance With This Op Note

Published on Tue Mar 21, 2023

Don’t miss the pathogen Dx code. Tonsillectomy may be an everyday occurrence for general surgeons, but that doesn’t make it easy to correctly code the cases. Look at the following brief diagnosis and procedure descriptions and try your hand at pinpointing the correct codes: Procedure indications: Patient is a 10-year-old male with a history of tonsillitis who presented with a [...]
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