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Pap Testing:

Hone Your Skills With This Screening-Turned-Diagnostic Pap Case

Published on Wed Mar 05, 2014

Don’t miss HPV opportunity. With 15 CPT® codes and 10 HPCS Level II codes for Pap tests, is it any wonder that pathology coders often feel confused? Let us help you cut through the clutter with this multi-step Pap case. Step 1: Medicare Patient Gets Timely Pap Screening A 65-year-old female Medicare beneficiary with a history of syphilis reports for [...]
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