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Know How to Add Up These CT Scans for MDM Credit

Published on Wed Dec 08, 2021

Question: How would you count the amount/complexity of data in the following scenario? On the first visit, the pediatrician orders a positron emission tomography (PET) scan. The insurance denies the scan but approves two CT scans of the abdomen/pelvis and chest, which the pediatrician orders but not at a visit. The patient then returns for a second visit at which [...]
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