Ob-Gyn Coding Alert

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Physicians Got You Frustrated? Follow This Advice

Question: I have a doctor that wants to see in writing where she has to document anywhere in her note, other than the diagnosis code she chose, the specificity of a condition. The issue in argument is for hyperlipidemia. She feels as long as her HPI indicates patient has hyperlipidemia and she picks the specific diagnosis code of mixed, that [...]
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