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ICD-10 Update:

Identify Reason To Find The Right Code For Urinary Retention

Published on Thu Dec 15, 2016

Watch this: The right code may relate to underlying pathology. A common yet often ignored diagnosis on radiological claims is urine retention. You can easily miss this diagnosis on ultrasound examinations, unless you are prepared to look for and identify this complaint. Four Codes Seem To Be Focussed Choice The following diagnostic choices for urinary retention: R33.9 – Retention of [...]
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