Gastroenterology Coding Alert
Avoid Incident-To Accidents, Collect an Extra 15 Percent
Published on Fri Nov 05, 2004
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Varied Dates of Service Make Swell Peritoneocentesis Claims
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Pair of ICD-9 Codes Proves Colonoscopy Necessity
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