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Incarcerated Uterus

Question: Patient is 17 weeks and has an incarcerated uterus. Physician was unable to manually correct in the office. Patient will be taken to the OR for ultrasound-guided reduction under sedation. What is an incarcerated uterus, and what CPT® code should I use? Wisconsin Subscriber Answer: Uterine incarceration is condition that results when a retroverted uterus fails to convert to an [...]
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