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Flu Coding:

Here's Why You Could Report Multiple Units of 87804

Published on Wed Nov 21, 2018

Here’s why you need to keep modifiers 59, QW on hand. The plethora of influenza virus strains makes it a challenging job to test for flu—especially for cancer patients who are at higher risk of developing serious complications. You will find yourself in difficult situations when you need to report flu testing for multiple strains. Your provider will commonly do [...]
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