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No Dx? No Certification? Use This Code for Nutrition Counseling

Published on Fri Dec 11, 2020

Question: Our pediatrician saw a patient who is putting on weight but whose body mass index (BMI) has not yet reached obese levels and who has no conditions that would lead to the weight gain. The pediatrician counseled the patient about the weight gain and nutrition. Do we bill this with 97802, or is there another way we should report [...]
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