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Don’t code pregnancy before testing — even if the patient claims it
Question: A patient of a multispecialty group practice came in to see an internist. She reported herself pregnant — though this had not been medically confirmed... a few weeks later, the pregnancy was confirmed on a visit to our OB... Can the practice use the pregnancy O codes on the first visit, even though they plan to bill the confirmation code Z32.01 for the later ob/gyn visit?
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