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Watch Your Subsequent Care Coding, Medical Reviews Suggest

Published on Thu Jan 24, 2019

Hint: Incorrect coding tops the denial reasons for these codes. Billing subsequent hospital care visits may seem simple at first glance. But, recent CMS data indicates that for Medicare providers, it may be more complex than you think. Context: Some of the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) have listed CPT® codes 99232 (Subsequent hospital care, per day, for the evaluation and [...]
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