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Severity Key to Coding Asthma Encounters

Published on Tue Aug 22, 2017

Make sense of fifth digits to complete the picture. Asthma is probably one of the most common conditions your pediatric practice diagnoses and treats. But no matter how familiar you are with the J45 (Asthma) code set, it's always a good idea to remind yourself what makes the codes so specific. Coding different asthma conditions accurately is simple if you [...]
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