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How Well Do You Understand Billing Disaster Codes?

Published on Fri Jun 05, 2020

Get updated instructions on when to use the CR and DR disaster billing codes in a new Medicare transmittal.“The update includes a chart of blanket waivers and flexibilities that require the modifier or condition code,” the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says. For example: “To the extent a national or local coverage determination would otherwise require a face-to-face or [...]
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