Pediatric Coding Alert
Get All the Pediatric Changes You Need to Know in 1 Place
Published on Sun Jan 01, 2006
E-mail for your free CPT Codes 2006 guide
Staff can easily learn the top CPT 2006 changes that will affect your practice if you post a list of the relevant new and revised codes on your group bulletin board.
Then, make sure to update your encounter form with the pertinent changes, effective Jan. 1. To obtain a free list highlighting the 30 CPT 2006 nuggets you can't afford to overlook, e-mail the editor-in-chief at jgodreau@medville.com.
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