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Correctly Code HAST for Post-COVID Patients Before They Travel

Published on Thu May 05, 2022

Know when to choose between 99452 and 99453. With summer vacations around the corner, you can guess that some patients may be making plans that require air travel. If a pulmonology patient is diagnosed with a condition that could cause unforeseen consequences at higher altitudes, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis, or post COVID-19, your pulmonologist may [...]
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