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ICD-10 Revisions:

Consider How Z79.- Code Expansion Could Affect E/M Visits

Published on Tue Aug 16, 2022

Hint: Think MDM leveling. With medical records constantly on the move between offices as patients require different specialists, it’s imperative that each physician have all the information possible to safely and effectively treat a patient. This includes long-term drug therapies. Starting Oct. 1, 2022, with the implementation of ICD-10 2023, primary care coders will have a handful of new Z79.- (Long [...]
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