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Hone How You Report Hemoccult Tests With This Expert Advice

Published on Mon Feb 18, 2013

Why, who, and where work hand-in-hand to point you to the right code. If you want to keep the dollars flowing for in-office examination of fecal occult blood test (FOBT), you should focus on the difference between three hemoccult codes and their purpose. Consider the following scenario: A patient presented in the ob-gyn office complaining of diarrhea preceded by intestinal [...]
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