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Get Dx Coding Right for Urine Testing Medical Necessity

Published on Wed Apr 11, 2018

Target symptoms, site, condition, and more. Urinalysis and urine culture are commonly-ordered lab tests to help ferret out urinary tract infections (UTIs), so you can't afford to lose pay based on bogus diagnosis coding. Fact: Hundreds of signs, symptoms, test results, final diagnoses, and related conditions can lead to the need for urinalysis or urine culture, so your lab personnel [...]
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