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Cardiology Coding Alert

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Take This Multi-Part Pacemaker Challenge

Published on Tue Aug 11, 2015

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Modifiers:
Append Modifier GA to Show You've Got ABN Requirements Under Control
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You Be the Coder:
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Reader Questions:
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