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Failed Medical Abortion Scenario

Published on Tue Apr 11, 2023

Question: I have a patient who had a failed medical abortion (other provider) and so she came to us with abdominal pain. We found retained products of conception (POC). I am at a loss on how to code this. I used 59812 for treatment of incomplete abortion, and with POC still there, that was the only CPT® that fit. For the diagnosis [...]
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