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Radiology Coding Alert

Documentation Check:

Adopt This 10 Item Checklist For Complete Documentation

Published on Wed Aug 24, 2016

Date, procedure details, impressions, and physician signature are key. Radiology claims are challenging due to specific documentation requirements for procedures performed. “To put it in simple terms, if documentation does not support the procedures or diagnosis, you do not get payment,” says Dianne Nakvosas, ACS-RAD, Compubill, Inc., IL. Complete documentation is a requisite for clean claims. You should retain the [...]
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