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Max Out Pay by Separating Certain Services from Critical Care

Published on Tue Mar 22, 2016

Experts: You’ll often see these separately reportable services on 99291 claims. Determining if your physician provided service that qualifies for critical care coding is your first step in deciding whether or not to report 99291. Not so fast: There’s more to consider, however, if you want to optimize your legit reimbursement possibilities. Some services your provider might perform during critical [...]
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