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ED Coding and Reimbursement Alert

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Know Who Provided and Documented Each Service Before Assigning Codes

Published on Mon Feb 20, 2017

Question: How would you code this chart? We have some concerns about who provided/performed each of the procedures mentioned in the documentation. Louisiana Subscriber Patient is a 13-year-old male who presents to the emergency department with a chief complaint of an injury to his upper arm. HPI A 13- year-old otherwise heathy boy fell off his bicycle and injured his left [...]
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