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Use Catch-All Code for This Myopathy Dx

Published on Thu Mar 16, 2023

Question: Encounter notes indicate the provider performed an office evaluation and management (E/M) service that lasted 34 minutes, during which the provider performed low-complexity medical decision making (MDM). Final diagnosis was “centronuc. Myopathy, autosomal.” How should I code this encounter? Illinois Subscriber Answer: First, we’ll address the E/M coding; then we’ll look at reporting the diagnosis. E/M: Go back to the notes [...]
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