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Discern Between Destruction, Excision with Turbinate-Based Surgeries

Published on Fri Apr 13, 2018

Plus, know what role RFA may play in excisions. Making the proper distinctions between one type of surgical procedure versus another isn't always a cakewalk. This is especially true for surgical procedures which, by the end of the operation, achieve similar end goals. For example, consider surgical treatments for hypertrophy of the turbinates. It's the coder's job to maneuver through [...]
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