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    Wiki Billing excision and repair different days, different provider, same practice.

    We have a plastic surgeon in our practice who does closures for other providers sometimes. In the scenario in question, provider A did an excision of malignant lesion face on Monday. Set for planned closure with provider B the very next day. Provider B determined simple repair. Is this...
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    Wiki Multi-Specialty group denials

    Can anyone offer me advice on where to find the exact rule on billing multiple providers, same day, same tax ID, different specialities? Most payers are denying and then pay when I submit reconsiderations/appeals. Care1st Medicaid of AZ is denying. We bill with different diagnosis codes and...
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    Wiki anesthesia coding: spinal cord stim/intrathecal pain pumps performed by different DR

    I'm looking for a resource that lists the anesthesia CPT codes I need if an anesthesiologist provided the anesthesia and a separate physician performed things like: implantation of spinal cord stimulator, intrathecal pain pump, radiofrequency thermocoagulation of peripheral nerves - just to name...
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