ICD 10 Coding Alert

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Dip Your Toe in Greek to Modernize Coding These Conditions

Don’t forget this encounter code if you’re in this common scenario. You encounter the prefix “hyper” all the time in everyday life — and coding. Your introductory coding classes may have reminded you that the prefix, which is Greek, means excessive. So it makes sense that medical terminology uses it to describe situations or diagnoses that occur when normal levels [...]
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