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Check This Heartburn Coding Scenario

Published on Mon Jan 24, 2022

Question: We recently saw a new patient who complained of heartburn and difficulty swallowing. Because of the symptoms the patient exhibited, the physician performed a 48-minute E/M service and a diagnostic endoscopy on the same day as the visit and diagnosed the patient with dysphagia and heartburn. How should we code this? Arkansas Subscriber Answer: On the claim, you would [...]
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