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Choose Wisely Between Related POS and CPT® Codes

Published on Thu Jun 04, 2026

Question: We know how we should bill when a patient is taken out of their skilled nursing facility (SNF) stay to be seen by our specialist in the office. We bill office visit codes using a place of service (POS) code 31 to indicate they are in an SNF stay, but lately we have had claims being denied, stating that, [...]
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