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Zero In on POS Codes

Published on Wed Sep 08, 2021

Question: What are the place of service codes, and which codes might I see in laboratory billing? Nevada Subscriber Answer: According to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), “Place of Service [POS] codes are two-digit codes placed on health care professional claims to indicate the setting in which a service was provided.” Although CMS provides nearly 50 POS codes, [...]
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