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Use This Guide to Navigate the Arthritis Codes

Published on Fri Jun 19, 2020

These 3 scenarios will help you make the best M15-M19 code choice. Coding arthritis can be tricky. Part of the reason is because the term “includes over 100 different conditions,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Source: www.cdc.gov/arthritis/healthcare/index.html). But as a primary care coder, you need to be very familiar with coding the condition, as [...]
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