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Learn These Pulmonology-Related NCCI Edits

Published on Sun Oct 12, 2003

If you're not sure that you'll remember all the pulmonology-related edits in the latest National Correct Coding Initiative, version 9.3, then clip and save this quick key.

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Bill Direct, Prolonged Patient Contact With 99354
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Stick With Documentation When Reporting 519.1
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