Pediatric Coding Alert
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Leave No Ancillary Service Unclaimed With This Bright Futures-CPT Crosswalk
Published on Wed Mar 26, 2008
Post your one-stop shop for well-check-related codes How to use it: Download "Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care" at http://brightfutures.aap.org/web/pdf/PeriodicitySchedule.pdf. Then map out your preventive medicine services across the top, and your guide to codeable procedures ensures you leave no billable service unclaimed. Note: ICD-9 codes listed are for negative findings.
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