Oncology & Hematology Coding Alert

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Seek Out the Answer to This Separate Subspecialty Question

Question: I work for a fairly large oncology practice. We currently have medical oncology and radiation oncology doctors, and they are considered subspecialties from each other. We have an oncology surgeon starting in a few weeks who will work directly for our practice. My question is this: Is surgical oncology considered a separate subspecialty from the other two? AAPC Forum Participant [...]
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