Neurosurgery Coding Alert
Specifics of Encephalocele Helps Your Dx, CPT® Coding
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Specifics of Encephalocele Helps Your Dx, CPT® Coding
There are several types of encephalocele from which a patient could suffer. Patients that your [...] - MPFS Final Rule:
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Correct payment rules will be payer-dependent. The more you look at the 2023 Medicare Physician [...] - You Be the Coder:
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Question: Encounter notes indicate that the physician treated a patient suffering from “provisional tic syndrome.” Is [...] - Reader Questions:
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Question: Encounter notes indicate that on Feb. 2, 2023, the provider performed initial observation care for [...] - Reader Questions:
Incident-to N/A for This Patient Type
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Get Segment Count Before Coding Arthrodesis
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