| May 2007 · Vol. 19, No. 05 REIMBURSEMENT ADVISER
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Fast Track
A screening visit that includes a breast exam but no pelvic exam will be denied by the payer
Coding for a fern test must indicate that you, not the lab, actually performed this CLIA-waived procedure
It’s premature to assign a code for an autoimmune condition just on the basis of a positive ANA test
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Melanie
Witt,
RN, CPC-OGS, MAIndependent coding and documentation consultant; former program manager, Department of Coding and Nomenclature, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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