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Don’t Let ‘Authorization’ Lead Code Selection

Published on Fri Jun 16, 2023

Undercoding can cost you. When a scheduled surgical procedure takes an unexpected turn that involves additional services, your coding needs to take the turn, too. Problem: In order to save time and money, some medical practices may opt to only seek prior authorization, and therefore, code for services they know will definitely occur during a patient encounter. That can lead [...]
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