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Use These 5 Tips to Code This Common Pain Symptom

Published on Mon Apr 04, 2022

Follow these guidelines when applying an R10.- code. There are 27 different codes in the R10.- (Abdominal and pelvic pain) group, and anatomical or clinical knowledge can go a long way in helping coders choose the right code every time. Consider these points when you’re coding abdominal pain, and you’ll quickly narrow down your code choices whenever you encounter “abdominal [...]
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