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Define Stable Chronic Illness

Published on Tue Apr 19, 2022

Question: Our surgeon performed sinus surgery for a patient referred due to chronic sinusitis. Several months later, the patient returned with recurring sinusitis. For the evaluation and management (E/M) visit, should this be considered a chronic problem that is stable, thus rising only to a low level in this element of medical decision making (MDM)? Kentucky Subscriber Answer: No, this would not [...]
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