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Take These 3 Tips for Flawless Pharyngitis Coding

Published on Fri Feb 28, 2025

There’s more to the condition than coding J02.-. Pharyngitis coding seems basic on the surface. When a patient sees your otolaryngologist for a sore throat, you turn to J02.- (Acute pharyngitis) and select the appropriate code from the four subcategories listed under that parent code. That seems simple enough. But there are nuances to pharyngitis coding that are often overlooked. [...]
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