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Unravel The Potential Of Coding Migraine-Associated Dizziness

Published on Thu Jul 14, 2011

Dizziness in migraine is not as common as you think with the numerous symptoms that come with it.Many patients of otolaryngology who complain of migraine headaches also complain of dizziness. But although these two conditions may coexist in considerable proportion for most cases, many coders have yet to draw the line between migraine and dizziness when billing them.Background: "About 10 percent of dizziness clinic patients have vertigo caused by migraine, and patients with migraine are more likely to suffer from Ménière's disease and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)," explains Stephen P. Cass, MD, Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver in an article published by ENTtoday titled Migraine-Associated Dizziness Is Elusive To Diagnose. Do you have a hard time telling the boundaries between these signs and symptoms? Pinpoint the appropriate migraine diagnosis using these pointers from the experts.Symptoms Tell A [...]
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