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Learn the Ins and Outs of Add-on Codes to Ensure Payable Claims

Published on Tue Feb 16, 2010

Use your add-on code savvy to net up to $258 in additional reimbursement. Fortunately, in urology, there are not many "add-on codes," you'll use, but that makes it essential for you to know the special rules that apply to these codes when you do have to use them. If you learn just a few add-on code tips, you can gain the best possible reimbursement for your urologist's procedures. Look for the '+' Symbol There's an easy way to tell if a CPT code is designated as an add-on code. Just look for a plus sign (+) symbol to the left of the code in your CPT manual. Another helpful hint is that in their code descriptors all add-on codes contain a variation of the phrase "List separately in addition to code for primary procedure." "You will also find a listing of the CPT code range in which that add-on code [...]
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