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Master Addenda Requests With This Advice

Published on Wed Jul 10, 2019

Tip: Explain why changes are necessary to the documentation. When a coder receives a chart, there’s often a code circled at the top — but it’s the coder’s job to determine whether the documentation matches the code selection. And when it doesn’t, the question arises about whether more can be added when necessary. Consider this coding conundrum: A reader asked [...]
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