| October 2005 · Vol. 17, No. 10 REIMBURSEMENT ADVISER
Using new ICD-9 codes for everyday dilemmas
Initial OB visit, preop exams, multiple gestation reduction,
low-risk HPV, obesity, history of UTIs…many more
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Fast Track
Obesity codes may help patients get insurance coverage for obesity treatment
Fetal reduction imparts risk to the pregnancy, even when reduced to a singleton
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Melanie
Witt,
RN, CPC, MAIndependent coding and documentation consultant; former program manager, Department of Coding and Nomenclature, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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