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See Through this Common Preventive Service Myth

Published on Mon Feb 17, 2020

Question: My office saw a patient for a regular preventive visit but discovered an issue in the midst of the visit. Do we need to report the abnormality? Texas Subscriber Answer: This is a common problem coders make when billing 99381-99396. “An insignificant or trivial illness, abnormality, or problem encountered in the process of performing the preventive medicine service should [...]
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