Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert
Use This Chart to Determine the Most Commonly-Billed Code in Your Specialty
Published on Mon Mar 16, 2015 
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Your MAC’s Comparative Billing Reports can show you a massive amount of information about the billing patterns in your state among your specialty. But if you want a quick look at the most commonly-billed outpatient office visit code among various specialties nationwide, check out this list, which includes information from Medicare claims processed for dates of service for the first half of 2014.
Source: South Carolina E/M Procedure Code Range Summary, dates of service Jan. 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014. 
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