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Case Study:

Focus GI Specimen and Diagnosis Codes

Published on Mon Mar 11, 2019

Skip reporting pre-op diagnosis. When your pathologist examines and diagnoses multiple GI specimens from the same patient, you face several coding traps that could sacrifice the pay you deserve. Study the following case, then check out our expert’s analysis of how you should assign the procedure and diagnosis codes. Appraise the Case The surgeon performed a colonoscopy and an esophagogastroduodenoscopy [...]
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