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Should You Report Separate Adhesiolysis Or Not? 5 Scenarios Test Your Coding Skills

Note: Pelvic adhesions are not the same thing as adhesions on the tubes and ovaries. Despite the current pandemic, your ob-gyn may still need to perform necessary surgeries. During one such surgery, your ob-gyn performed lysis of adhesions and wants you to report it separately from the main surgery — especially as every dollar counts these days. First, you need [...]
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