Primary Care Coding Alert

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Code This Counseling Encounter Correctly, Curb Claim Confusion

And don’t forget to tell the full story with additional encounter codes. A provider meets with an established patient who has a family history of breast and ovarian cancer. The patient has already undergone testing, and at the visit, the physician reviews the genetic results and other risk factors, then offers recommendations for the patient, such as breast magnetic resonance [...]
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