Urology Coding Alert
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Dont Miss the Boat: Incorporate These Urology-Related ICD-9 Changes
Published on Fri Aug 01, 2003
If you aren't using these diagnosis codes when October rolls around, don't be surprised when you receive a flood of denials.
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