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Verify Patient, Provider Type for SARS-CoV-2 Specimen Collection

Published on Mon Apr 12, 2021

Question: We’re getting denials from Medicare when we append hospice modifier GW to G2024. What could be the problem? Mississippi Subscriber Answer: The problem you’re having could be due to a number of factors, depending on what type of provider and patient are involved in the claim. Only independent laboratories can bill G2024 (Specimen collection for severe acute respiratory syndrome [...]
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