Follicle Monitoring For Diminished Ovarian Reserve
If a patient has decreased ovarian reserve (ICD-10 E28.8) and patient is undergoing follicle tracking to undergo either an IUI cycle or IVF cycle, do code the ultrasounds with E28.8 as the primary diagnosis or Z31.89 or N97.1 as the primary code then E28.8?
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