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Use This Advice When Surgeon Tests for Stroke

Published on Wed Sep 06, 2023

Also, remember to choose the correct ICD-10 code for each patient. When patients report to the neurosurgeon with stroke symptoms, there are many options available to diagnose the patient’s condition and evaluate the possibility of further risk. Coders need to be at the ready when these claims arrive on their desks; they’ll need to be able to identify different evaluation [...]
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