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Learn Key Terms for Accurate Otitis Media Coding

Published on Wed Oct 07, 2026

Question: I’m relatively new to coding. When my pediatrician diagnoses a patient using terms like, “OM, left ear” or “Right ear otitis media,” should I just query them to find the correct code? Minnesota Subscriber Answer: First, you’ll need a little more information than the diagnosis alone to assign the correct otitis media (OM) code, but that information is often [...]
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