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Pain Management Coding Alert

Reader Questions:

Coding for Consult Hinges on 'Request for Opinion'

Published on Thu Apr 30, 2015

Question: A new patient came to see a physician in our practice to discuss whether she should start therapy for carpal tunnel syndrome. She said that [...]

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