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General Surgery Coding Alert

Query 4 Scenarios:

Code The Following Surgery Cases — Modifier(s) and All

Published on Thu Sep 21, 2023

Check your answers on page 4. Reporting procedures from your general surgeon’s op report is one thing, but figuring out how to code services before and after the patient’s procedure or visit to the operating room (OR) can have its own challenges. Look at the following four scenarios and decide how you’d code each case. Don’t forget to apply any [...]
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