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Keep your H. Pylori Test Coding On Track With Our Expert Tips

Published on Wed Mar 09, 2016

Heed payer coverage rules to get the pay you deserve. When a patient presents with persistent indigestion or stomachache that won’t respond to treatment, the physician’s next step might be to send a lab test order your way to check for the presence of Helicobactor pylori (H. pylori). That’s because the pesky bacteria is at the root of intractable dyspepsia [...]
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