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Sharpen Your Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Tap Coding Skills With This Expert Advice

Published on Wed Feb 03, 2021

Remember: Don’t mix up shunt tap with shunt irrigation. When your neurosurgeon performs a ventriculoperitoneal shunt tap, you must check the medical documentation for specific details including whether he performed radiological supervision and if he performed an evaluation and management service during the same patient encounter. Read on to learn more. Know What Happens during Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Tap When your [...]
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