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Your scenario is easy to work out. The character injects his usual dose of insulin prior to a meal he's about to eat, but he gets interrupted by something and never finishes the meal. End result: hypoglycemia sufficient to render him unresponsive. When he's found, those finding him are educated enough to know they can't pour anything down his throat while he'...
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The correct way to bill Medicare patients for a diabetic foot exam performed on the same calendar day as other service is no additional codes.
From the American Academy of Family Physicians:
Medicare does not allow for separate payment of an E/M code and a diabetic foot evaluation on the same date. Should you provide a diabetic foot exam to a patient with a ...
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