Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert

You Be the Coder:

ABNs Can Protect You

Question: We haven’t customarily used advance beneficiary notices (ABNs) in our practice unless we’re on the fence about whether a payer will reimburse a procedure, but our doctor wants us to start using them even if we know the insurer won’t pay. Can you advise on how to do this? Codify Subscriber Answer: An ABN, or Advance Beneficiary Notice, is a form [...]
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