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In the January 2004 Ob-Gyn Coding Alert article "Reduce Denials for Modifier -25 Claims With These 3 Steps," the example on page 5 details a patient one year post-hysterectomy with a submucous myoma. Because the patient has no uterus she cannot have a submucous myoma, nor can she undergo a myomectomy. Therefore, in the example, you would not link the myoma diagnosis (218.0) to the myomectomy (58545). For an edited version of the story, please log on to our Online Subscription System at .