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Don’t Take a Risk With This Encounter Code

Published on Fri Sep 18, 2020

Question: We had an established male patient report today with a cough. One of our providers saw the patient and wanted the patient tested for COVID-19, stating that the patient is “high risk due to a history of hypertension, palpitations, and alcohol abuse.” How do I code for high risk in this situation? Do I use Z91.89? Or is there another [...]
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