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About Procedure Macros

Procedure Macros are special codes (sometimes referred to as explosion codes) that, when entered within an encounter, loads multiple procedures, modifiers, and diagnoses codes into a procedure line item.  Since many patient visits are nearly identical, these procedure macros provide a convenient shortcut that can dramatically save time when entering procedures performed during an encounter.

If a user enters the code (or name) for this Procedure Macro as an alternative to entering a normal procedure code, then all of the procedures, modifiers, and diagnoses are pulled into the Encounter when entering charges.

To set up and manage procedure macros, read the following help topics:

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