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Anesthesia Update:

Check These New Codes to Specify Patient Status

Published on Tue Aug 04, 2020

Hint: The code changes may affect patients’ physical status modifiers. CMS has released the 2021 diagnosis code changes, which go into effect Oct. 1, 2020. This year’s update includes 730 changes: 613 new additions, 52 revisions, 26 deletions, and 39 existing diagnoses converted to parent codes. Dive into the code additions and revisions now so you don’t compromise your coding [...]
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