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Coding E/M for Migraine Patient

Published on Mon Apr 19, 2021

Question: Notes indicate that the provider performed an office/ outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) service for an established patient with migraines. The provider performs low medical decision making (MDM) over the course of a 33-minute service. The final diagnosis is “persistent migraine aura, w/o CI, not intractable.” There is no mention of status migrainosus in the record. What is the [...]
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