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Hike Up Your Histoplasmosis Coding Pay With These Tips

Published on Fri Apr 10, 2015

Overlooking symptoms could set you back by $172. Reporting the diagnosis of histoplasmosis patients is like walking a tight rope, because you will surprisingly find that although they are symptomatic, they are relatively free of any ill effect of the affliction. With the slightest omission by the pulmonologist in documenting the accurate respiratory symptoms, the right E/M codes may land [...]
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