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Approach a Perfect Incontinence Surgery Code With This Chart
Published on Tue Sep 26, 2006
Find out which 2 laparoscopic codes you'll use
When your physician documents female urinary incontinence treatment, you have a choice of several codes. But unless you-re taking into account the diagnosis, approach and suture placement, you-re not looking at the whole picture.
Use this handy chart to help you select the best code for each situation, and make sure you-ve got all your bases covered.
This chart was reviewed by Jeffrey Itkin, MD, FACOG, a former member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Coding and Nomenclature Committee.
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