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Ob-Gyn Coding Alert
2013 Newsletter
Reader Question: Solve This IUD Payer Conundrum
Ob-Gyn Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Solve This IUD Payer Conundrum
Published on Thu Mar 28, 2013
Question: When we do an intrauterine device (IUD) insertion and removal on the same day, we have been billing:
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