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Rely on This Advice to Avoid Reiter’s Block

Published on Fri Nov 17, 2023

Question: Encounter notes indicate that the physician performed an office evaluation and management (E/M) service for a patient with Reiter’s disease in the cervical and thoracic vertebrae. The E/M service involved low-level medical decision making (MDM). How should I report this diagnosis, and what is Reiter’s disease? AAPC Forum Subscriber Answer: For the E/M, you’re going to have to go back and [...]
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