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Answer This Question, Assign Z79 Codes Correctly

Published on Tue Feb 08, 2022

Question: I always thought you billed Z79.899 whenever a patient was taking a long-term medication that does not have a more specific code, such as insulin, warfarin, metformin, and so on. However, I remember seeing somewhere that you don’t bill for meds associated with conditions where it is assumed most patients are on some type of medication. So, how do [...]
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