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Follow These 5 Tips for Successful Tracheostomy Tube Replacement Claims

Published on Tue Aug 19, 2014

Don’t forget to change your coding tactic for OR procedures. As an otolaryngology coder, you know that you can’t report a separate service when your physician performs an in-office tracheostomy tube change. You can, however, sometimes be reimbursed for supplies. Keep five things in mind when filing these claims and discover whether the service merits extra pay.  Tip 1: Choose [...]
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