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Know Payer Preference for Coding Multiple Units on Same DOS

Published on Tue Feb 24, 2026

Question: Our pathologist received and examined three separately identified skin lesion specimens from different body sites from the same patient on the same date of service (DOS). How do we code this to make sure the payer knows we are not submitting a duplicate bill for the same service? Revenue Cycle Insider subscriber Answer: How you code multiple units of [...]
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