Primary Care Coding Alert

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Rectify This Denial by Removing This Modifier Mistake

Question: We billed a patient’s Wellcare Medicare Advantage Plan 11400-25, 17000, and +17003 for removal of a number of benign and premalignant lesions and were denied for the following: an issue with the 25 modifier on the 11400; an issue with billing 17000 by itself, or separately; and an issue with 17003 being billed on its own as an add-on [...]
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