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Code This ED Earache Encounter

Published on Wed Nov 22, 2023

Question: Encounter notes indicate that during a level-three emergency department (ED) evaluation and management (E/M) service, the ED physician diagnosed acute serous otitis media. How should I code this encounter? Washington Subscriber Answer: First, report 99283 (Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management of a patient, which requires a medically appropriate history and/or examination and low level of medical decision making) [...]
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