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Know These Coding Options for COVID-19 Quandaries

Published on Tue Mar 24, 2020

Question: Has the government issued any guidance regarding coding for the current coronavirus outbreak? Codify Subscriber Answer: Yes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and the World Health Organization (WHO) have all issued the following guidance for coding both coronavirus diagnoses and testing. 1) For confirmed cases of COVID-19: April [...]
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