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Prove Urine Test Medical Necessity With Accurate ICD-10 Codes

Published on Thu May 03, 2018

Your ED bills these services frequently, so pinpoint the right codes. When patients present to your ED with possible urinary tract infections (UTIs), your provider is likely to administer a urine culture or urinalysis. To report the services accurately, you'll need to pinpoint which ICD-10 codes describe your patient's condition. Fact: Hundreds of signs, symptoms, test results, final diagnoses, and [...]
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