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Anesthesia Coding:

Dismantle One Key Myth Before You Report 92502

Published on Fri Feb 11, 2022

Make sure your exam requires anesthesia before submitting this code. Not every otolaryngologic exam is simple and straightforward. In reality, there may be cases when the patient has to be put under anesthesia before the physician can perform an exam, and in those circumstances, you might reach for 92502 (Otolaryngologic examination under general anesthesia). But visits requiring anesthesia are anything [...]
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