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Follow These Steps for Coding Cellulitis Encounter

Published on Thu Apr 03, 2025

Question: An established 8-year-old patient presents with a slight fever and a red, blistered area on the back of their right hand. Two insect bites are purulent and appear infected after the patient has been scratching them for several days. The pediatrician makes a diagnosis of cellulitis due to scratching and infecting the bites, which the patient’s parent believes are [...]
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