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Repeat Pap For an Ob Patient
Published on Tue Dec 13, 2016
Question: On the original ob visit on 9/9/16, the doctor performed the Pap smear, which came back with low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL). Patient came back on 10/7/16 and had another Pap because of the LSIL. Can we bill insurance for this repeat Pap visit? Coding Institute Forum Contributor Answer: Yes, as the initial one was abnormal. However, you will be billing [...]