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Nerve Monitoring:

To Report IONM, You Need a Separate Provider -- The Surgeon Can't Do Both

Published on Mon Jun 03, 2013

With the right documentation and modifiers, some practices can earn big bucks. If you think it has been difficult to get paid for interoperative nerve monitoring (IONM) when performing procedures such as a thyroidectomies or partotidectomies, then prepare yourself. CPT® 2013’s code changes have made that just about impossible. Re-Acquaint Yourself With This IONM Background Through 2012, Medicare did not [...]
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