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Answer These 4 Questions to Master Food Allergy Coding

Published on Tue Nov 20, 2018

Hint: Approach codes for allergy, intolerance, and immunotherapy with caution. “As many as6 million children in the United States have some form of food allergy,” according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (Source: acaai.org/allergies/who-has-allergies/children-allergies). Consequently, pediatric practices have an important role in helping young patients deal with this condition. Even though your pediatrician probably won’t test [...]
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