Coding for a Repeat Pap TestQ: If a patient has an abnormal Pap smear and needs it repeated, how do we code this?A: The...doi:http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/node/105212Stantz, ReneeMedical Economics
"Pap smear horror stories, self loathing, feeling like I was less of a woman": A qualitative content analysis of an online vaginismus forum Objective: To understand what concerns and experiences people with vaginismus share online anonymously but may not share with clinicians.Methods: Two resea.....
HCPCS Modifiers GA, GY and GZ. These modifiers are applied to Pap test HCPCS codes when billing Medicare. They clarify the laboratory’s right (or lack thereof) to bill the Medicare beneficiary for the charge if it is denied by the contractor. ...
In the winter of 1990, we surveyed all states and the District of Columbia to ascertain Medicaid policies on screening mammography and Pap smear--two critical preventive cancer screens for women. Forty-four state Medicaid programs cover ... Moore,G Kathryn - 《Womens Health Issues》 被引量: ...
which is known as the Pap smear, can be utilized for their early detection, thereby helping to optimize therapy [14]. Since there are an estimated 12,990 cases of invasive cervical cancer and 4120 deaths per year worldwide, it is critical to find better biomarkers for an earlier diagnosis ...
Coding for a repeat Pap test.The article provides an answer to a question of how to code a patient with an abnormal Pap smear in Medicare where the test is needed to be repeated.StantzReneeEBSCO_bspMedical Economics
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Reports on the warning given by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the readiness of laboratories to bill Medicare Part B claims using the latest update to the ICD-9-CM diagnosis coding system. Relevance of the ICD-9 code on processing of claims; Target group; New pap smear ...