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Your Future Myasthenia Gravis Codes Will Be Direct Matches

Published on Wed Feb 25, 2015

Don’t overlook the possibility for newborns.  Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by weakness and rapid fatigue of any of the muscles under your voluntary control (especially the eyes, throat, mouth, and limbs). When the condition affects multiple muscle groups throughout the body, it’s known as generalized myasthenia gravis.  ICD-9 includes two diagnoses for myasthenia gravis in [...]
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