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Override This Guideline for Provider-Identified Influenza

Question: A patient reported to our practice with fever, muscle pain, sore throat, earache, cough, and a runny nose. Our provider documented the patient had probable influenza and otitis media. As the influenza diagnosis was “probable,” should I only code the symptoms — the fever, muscle pain, sore throat, cough, and runny nose — along with the otitis media? Connecticut [...]
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