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Thought You Could Never Charge for Calculations? Think Again

Published on Wed Mar 05, 2014

Just be careful not to double bill. You’ve heard it said that you can never bill for lab tests that involve calculated values, and that’s true — sort of. Let’s get to the nitty gritty with some specific examples to make sure you know when you can and can’t bill for calculated values. Bill the Underlying Test Sometimes a physician [...]
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