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Transfusion Coding:

2 Essential Tips Will Improve Your Self-Donated Blood Claim Accuracy

Published on Tue Nov 24, 2020

Here is why you should have that ABN handy. Blood transfusion claims are easy if you can discriminate between the collection and transfusion processes. There is clear guidance for autologous blood transfusion in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual (Chapter 4, Section 231.3). Here is a quick review of the essentials for OPPS autologous blood claims. Tip 1: Check for Autologous [...]
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