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Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert
2017 Newsletter
Reader Question: Nail Down Global Periods
Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Nail Down Global Periods
Published on Fri Sep 15, 2017
Question: We saw a patient twice in the same week - on the first visit, the doctor inserted punctal plugs, and we collected for that service [...]
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