Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert

ICD-10:

Test Yourself With 3 Diagnosis Coding Questions

Understand what happens if no diagnosis is discovered. In some cases, coding the diagnoses on an ophthalmology chart may be a simple task, particularly when the patient has one straightforward diagnosis that the physician clearly documents in the medical record. In other situations, however, you may have to pore over the notes and consult several sets of guidelines to find [...]
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