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Published on Fri Mar 11, 2022

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Otolaryngology Coding Alert

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You Be the Coder:
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Reader Questions:
Can You Bill for Nasal Packing Removal?
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Reader Questions:
Is Date of Injury Required?
Question: Our claim scrubber is kicking out claims for removing foreign bodies from ears and for [...]

Reader Questions:
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Reader Questions:
Should We Submit Nonreimbursable Claims?
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Look to K11 Series for Sialoadenitis
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