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. 2024 Jan 1;153(1):256-257.
doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000010963. Epub 2023 Dec 21.

Discussion: Commercial Insurance Rates and Coding for Lymphedema Procedures: The Current State of Confusion and Need for Consensus

Rosie Friedman  1 , Bernard T Lee  1 , Abhishek Chatterjee  2 , Dhruv Singhal  1
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Discussion: Commercial Insurance Rates and Coding for Lymphedema Procedures: The Current State of Confusion and Need for Consensus

Rosie Friedman et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. .
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