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Tackle Tick-Removal Coding With These 3 Scenarios

Published on Fri Jun 09, 2023

Hint: Removal method dictates how to report the procedure. As temperatures continue to rise, so do incidents of insect bites. Because they can carry Lyme disease, ticks are one insect whose bite parents don’t usually try to handle on their own. As pediatric coders, you’re likely starting to see the annual influx of tick bites and tick-borne illnesses by now. [...]
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