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Toothache Coding:

Get the Scoop on Coding ED Toothache Visits

Published on Thu Dec 12, 2019

Patients with dental pain sometimes even arrive via ambulance. The symptoms can range from migraine headaches to an inability to move the jaw — and sometimes even fevers that can cause patients to think they have the flu. Many emergency departments see patients present via ambulance with what turns out to be tooth pain, and even though ED physicians don’t [...]
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