Reader Questions: Be Careful Not to Assume Level Based on Condition
Primary Care Coding Alert
Reader Questions:
Be Careful Not to Assume Level Based on Condition
Published on Wed Sep 14, 2022
Question: Does a patient’s status as morbidly obese automatically put a patient encounter at a level 5 when considering bariatric surgery? New York Subscriber Answer: Morbid obesity [...]
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