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Be Confident With This Shy-Drager Dx

Published on Mon Nov 21, 2022

Question: During an office evaluation and management (E/M) service for an established patient, the provider diagnoses Shy-Drager syndrome. The E/M included moderate-level medical decision making (MDM) and lasted 34 minutes. How should I report this encounter? I’m a little unclear on what Shy-Drager syndrome is, or how to choose a diagnosis code for the condition. Montana Subscriber Answer: First, the coding; then [...]
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