Thanks! - OP

Posted: May 25th, 2016 - 8:42 pm In Reply to: Query and educate - MT2Coder2

It's actually that I'm thinking of things like how clear is the diagnosis stated or if they say something like "right lower extremity" when I know they mean "right lower quadrant." Good to know it's no big deal to query for clarification.

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How do coders handle medical reports that are inaccurate or lacking needed info? - anon (Views: 878, 2016-05-25, 10:06 am)
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        I think the confusion arose because - Jofalltrades (Views: 900, 2016-05-29, 1:27 pm)
        Dictated vs obvious transcription errors - sm (Views: 777, 2016-05-29, 2:40 pm)