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    Wiki Accepting external referrals for imaging

    Question, can a specialty office that has imaging onsite for their patients accept external referrals for scans without getting established with one of the providers first?
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    Wiki Is it appropriate to bill for sodium chloride

    We are a group of radiologist who own and operate an Imaging Center in MN. We are currently billing for sodium chloride however we are receiving a ton of denials and some of our claims wont even go through the clearing house. I have narrowed the issue down to the sodium chloride we bill out when...
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    Wiki coding sodium chloride 0.9 % (NS) IV soln

    I am needing help with how to code sodium chloride 0.9% (NS) IV soln for pain injections and MRI/CT scans. We have recently started billing for an imaging center that also performs pain injections and I am just trying to figure it out but have no one to go to for guidance as I am the sole coder...
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    Wiki Radiology Payer Steerage to Free-Standing Imaging Centers

    In 2017, Anthem announced it would begin steering patients to free-standing imaging centers as a cost-saving measure. Rather than pay higher rates to facilities, Anthem required authorization to cover high-res imaging in the Hospital Outpatient setting. Special circumstances, patients under...
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