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Defer to Provider for Otitis Media Timeline Guidance

Published on Thu Dec 04, 2025

Question: My otolaryngologist documented otitis media with effusion for one patient and chronic otitis media with effusion for another What is the difference, and how do I code them? Arizona Subscriber Answer: The key difference between these two ailments is simply the duration of the effusion. But defining what is acute and what is chronic itself is not so simple. Otitis media with [...]
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