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Don't Let Incorrect Denials Sidetrack Your SNS Coding

Published on Thu Apr 14, 2016

Stages and modifiers are your keys to success. Patients sometimes are scheduled for sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) to correct urinary incontinence when other, more conservative treatments have failed (such as bladder retraining, diet modification, or medication). Coding the procedures is straightforward, but can sometimes lead to incorrect denials when the payer overlooks important details. Read on to be sure you’re [...]
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