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Avoid 3 CBC Coding Pitfalls That Hamper Your Claims

Published on Thu Jun 09, 2022

Pick the correct modifier for repeat tests. You can hardly watch a medical TV show or spend a single day in a clinical lab without facing an order for a complete blood count (CBC). But don’t be fooled into thinking that coding CBCs is easy just because they’re common. Three major snares stand in the way of correct coding and [...]
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