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Grasp Definition of Medical Necessity

Published on Wed Jan 27, 2021

Question: I am new to coding. Can you help define medical necessity for me? Oregon Subscriber Answer: The American Medical Association defines medical necessity as “health care services or products that a prudent physician would provide to a patient for the purpose of preventing, diagnosing, or treating an illness, injury, disease, or its symptoms in a manner that is: (a) [...]
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