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HCPCS Coding:

Foolproof Your J0178 Coding With These Tips

Published on Tue Nov 19, 2019

Aflibercept generated last year’s highest allowed charges, CMS says. Do you assume that your top-billed codes mainly involve cataract excisions and eye exams? Think again. When you go beyond CPT® codes, you may realize that you’re frequently reporting HCPCS services. That’s the word from CMS data, which indicates that J0178 (Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg) was the number one code in [...]
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