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Published on Tue Mar 15, 2022

Question: We have several nurse practitioners in our office who perform minor procedures like removing malignant and benign lesions. We just got word that one of the commercial insurance carriers we use says that a doctor must be “intimately involved” in the procedure if we are to receive payment. What on earth does this mean? AAPC Forum Participant Answer: This is a [...]
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