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Find Out How to Code This Common Ob-Gyn Procedure

Remember: Don’t forget to consult CPT® guidelines. A patient returning for a repeat pap smear after abnormal or inconclusive results is a scenario common to ob-gyn practices and coders. Choosing the appropriate evaluation and management (E/M) service code is crucial to reporting this situation correctly. When a patient returns because the Pap smear results are determined to be abnormal or [...]
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