Ob-Gyn Coding Alert

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C-Section Infection

Question: Patient was seen in the hospital for a c-section, and my ob-gyn assisted. This patient had previously not been seen in our clinic. Patient then comes to our office a month later with an infection of the c-section site. She attempted to get into her primary ob-gyn but, due to COVID, was unable to be seen. We have not billed [...]
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