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Let Code Description Lead the Way for Unilateral Vasectomies

Published on Wed Jan 13, 2021

Question: I’m coding a procedure for a patient who received an in-office vasectomy. The urologist worked for 45 minutes on the left side and ended up having to abort because of swelling. However, the urologist did complete the right side. The patient was brought back six weeks later and had the left side done. What would be the correct way [...]
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