Preventive Medicine: Counseling to Prevent Tobacco Use
May 9th, 2018 - Find-A-Code™Categories: CPT® Coding HCPCS Coding Preventive Medicine Service Behavioral Health|Psychiatry|Psychology
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Counseling to Prevent Tobacco Use
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