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Smoking Cessation:

Get an A+ on Your Smoking/Tobacco Cessation Coding

Published on Thu Jun 15, 2017

Hint: Learn what to include in 99406 and 99407 documentation. The leading cause of preventable death is smoking, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); however, nearly 7 out of 10 adult smokers in the United States have expressed a desire to completely quit smoking. When it comes to heart health, research has shown that smoking cessation [...]
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