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Beware of marketing materialsuggesting coverage for a wearable automatic external defibrillator AED is available immediately following a myocardial infarction and in several clinical situations. If it... [ Read More ]
1--If and RX is given, but picked up OTC, is this low or moderate risk?
2--If a medicine can be both OTC and RX, is it low or moderate risk? ie what is the best way to find out if a medicine is over ... [ Read More ]
1--If and RX is given, but picked up OTC, is this low or moderate risk?
2--If a medicine can be both OTC and RX, is it low or moderate risk? ie what is the best way to find out if a medicine is over ... [ Read More ]
1) question: If an MD says to continue flonase spray, 0.05 mg/inh, 2 sprays in each nostril, intranasally, QD, 30 days, 1 bottle, refills 3, is this considered RX management? and moderate risk?
2nd... [ Read More ]
The question reads, "Ventricular angiography cardiac catheterization imaging services, interpretation, and report."
And they have that the answer is 93452: Left heart catheterization includ... [ Read More ]
MD discusses treatment options discussed at last visit including prednisone, risk of prednisone discussed and marginal potential benefit and patient prefers not to try the prednisone.
Is this moderate... [ Read More ]
MD discusses treatment options discussed at last visit including prednisone, risk of prednisone discussed and marginal potential benefit and patient prefers not to try the prednisone.
Is this moderate... [ Read More ]
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I am hoping I can get some feed back with the new E/M Coding in Eye Care. What tests are appropriate in eye care in the data elements? Contrasts sensory, Sherma, tear break up tests?, D... [ Read More ]
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I was curious how other coders were handling risk with the new 2021 guidelines. The minimal and low categories no longer have examples, and the guidelines state that the risk levels ... [ Read More ]