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Stay on the Level With This New Chronic Condition E/M

Published on Wed Mar 16, 2022

Question: A patient had labs drawn and came back in to review the results. Upon review, the practitioner diagnosed the patient with hyperlipidemia and hyperthyroidism, of which the patient has no prior history. The practitioner is going to monitor and recheck lab levels in one month. How do I categorize those problems? This scenario doesn’t seem to fall under any of [...]
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