ICD-9 code 524.24 for Open anterior occlusal relationship is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -DISEASES OF ORAL CAVITY, SALIVARY GLANDS, AND JAWS (520-529).
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From the Department of Health and Human Services (the entity charged with interpreting HIPAA):
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[*] [B]Requests for Electronic Copies–[/B]
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Timeliness in Providing Access
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[QUOTE="Cady4217, post: 419065, member: 283450"]We bill for a radiology group located in (but separate from) a hospital. A patient had a PICC placement done, and it was very hard to get placed, and en... [ Read More ]
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[b]Cannot withhold patient records[/b]
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