Imagine you are coding a patient's visit and you cannot tell from the medical record exactly what procedure the physician performed. How would you go about obtaining this information?
What will be an ideal response?
Determining the proper procedure code may require a search through the patient's medical record. If the medical record is not entirely clear as to the correct procedure code to choose, the physician should be consulted.
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The ______________________________ muscle is an extrinsic tongue muscle that depresses the medial tongue
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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