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Oncology & Hematology Coding Alert

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Mind These Medicare ESA Modifiers

Published on Thu May 26, 2022

Question: A patient came to our outpatient clinic with an order to receive Retacrit due to chemotherapy-induced anemia. What is the correct way to bill this to Medicare? AAPC Forum Subscriber Answer: The important thing to remember in scenarios like this is to make sure your billing reflects the correct reason for administering the erythropoiesis stimulating agent (ESA). The anemia [...]
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