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Mind Patient's Age, Procedure's Locale on Tonsillectomy/Adenoidectomy Claims

Published on Mon Mar 20, 2017

Know the age cutoff for these surgical codes. When your otolaryngologist performs a tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy, you have to answer several questions before choosing the correct code. Such as …: Knowing exactly what the provider removed, and the patient’s age, are your top priorities when scouring the claim for relevant coding info. You’ll also need to know the difference between primary, secondary, [...]
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