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Find Appropriate Z Code for Evaluation Encounters

Published on Thu Aug 28, 2025

Question: A patient scheduled an appointment because they needed to have a physical before they could start a new job. According to their chart, they haven’t had a physical of any kind in the past 12 months. Can this count as their annual preventive visit, in terms of coding and billing, or should it be reported differently? Missouri Subscriber Answer: [...]
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