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2018 Newsletter
Reader Question: Submit 'Unlisted' for Excision of Varicose Vein on Scrotal Skin
Urology Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Submit 'Unlisted' for Excision of Varicose Vein on Scrotal Skin
Published on Thu Sep 13, 2018
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