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A 46-year-old male patient with osteoarthritis in his right knee comes in for a routine follow-up office visit. The patient had an intraarticular corticosteroid injection in his right knee six weeks ago with reported improvement in knee pain and stiffness. The patient reports stiffness in the knee lasting 5 to 10 minutes after long car rides and in the morning one to two times per week. He reports mild knee pain when climbing stairs. The patient has no other complaints and no comorbidities. He is currently...
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A 33-year-old obese female patient with rheumatoid arthritis returns to the office for a follow-up visit. She is currently on sulindac, methotrexate, and folic acid. The patient’s methotrexate dose was increased at her last visit two months ago. She reports that her arthritis is doing well, except for her knees, which have been very swollen and stiff for the past two weeks. She denies fevers and reports that she has had epigastric pain for the past three weeks, which has progressively worsened and...
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In this month’s coding article, the topic is the Zone Program Integrity Contractor (ZPIC) audits (see Practice Page, for more on these audits). The following questions will help test your knowledge on appeals and denials.
