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Know the Ins and Outs of the ABN Billing Process

Published on Thu Aug 17, 2017

Use medical necessity and denial history as a gauge when issuing ABNs. Depending your degree of involvement in your practice’s administrative process, you may or may not be aware of the role advance beneficiary notices of noncoverage (ABN) play. Definition: An ABN is a provider-issued document given to Medicare patients when the provider suspects that there is a chance that [...]
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