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Be Precise When Coding Repeat Pap Smear Visits

Published on Mon Aug 23, 2021

Some payers care whether the retest is diagnostic. For a female patient to return to your practice for a repeat Pap smear is common practice, but do you know how to avoid the common mistakes when it comes to reporting the evaluation and management (E/M) service and diagnosis? Imagine a scenario where a patient returns because the Pap smear returns [...]
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