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ED Coding and Reimbursement Alert
2019 Newsletter
Reader Question: Get the Scoop on Dental Pain Visit
ED Coding and Reimbursement Alert
Reader Question:
Get the Scoop on Dental Pain Visit
Published on Tue Jul 02, 2019
Question: A patient reported to the ED at 8 a.m. on a Sunday morning. He described a horrible toothache that started on Friday, but the pain [...]
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