Reader Questions: Observe These Rules When Reporting Z03-Z05
Orthopedic Coding Alert
Reader Questions:
Observe These Rules When Reporting Z03-Z05
Published on Mon Sep 06, 2021
Question: Should we report the observation diagnosis codes (Z03-Z05) as primary diagnoses or secondary? Or does it not matter? Illinois Subscriber Answer: Although in the [...]
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