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Know What It Takes To Get Your Smoking Cessation Claims Paid

Published on Mon Jun 27, 2016

Do not miss using the appropriate ICD-10 codes, document 5 A’s, and more. Considering the importance of smoking cessation as a behavior modification intervention, Medicare provides guidelines on how providers can work their way to successful claims for the counseling sessions. The focus of renewed interest in these codes lies in the fact that they “go hand in hand with [...]
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