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    Wiki What are the Technical Aspects of Remote Coding Positions?

    Hi everyone. I have been interested in remote positions but have been hesitant as I don't quite understand what's involved on the technical side. For anyone with experience they wouldn't mind sharing: How did you connect to the client? Did they provide a computer or require you have a personal...
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    Wiki Separate professional/technical charges for lab codes 80047 an 80048

    Providers are billing separate charges for technical (hospital) component and professional (lab) component of codes 80047 and 80048. Per NCCI, these codes do not have a separate technical/professional component therefore the hospital is billing the total component (no modifier applied) and...
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    Wiki billing 20610 and 77002 for Professional claim vs Technical

    Hoping someone can help! :) I work for a billing company for a group of radiologists who perform 20610 along with other injection/biopsy procedures under flouro guidance in a facility that is separately owned and operated. It has come to our attention that the facility has been billing for this...
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    Wiki Bill diagnostic test for TC alone from outside referral?

    We have outside physicians refer patients to our clinic for the sole purpose of using our diagnostic equipment. Can we bill for the TC of the test(s) performed? If so, a technician is the one that performs the service (with no interpretation), who would we list as the rendering provider on our...
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    Wiki Technical Component for Sleep Studies

    HELP! I'm a newer billing and still learning so much. The sleep center that my doctor always used just closed and he is wanting to start his own. He is looking into getting a HST machine and hiring a sleep tech to manage it right from our office. My question is being a physician office and...
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    Wiki PPM interrogation vs programming?

    We bill to FCSO medicare contractor for global services for pacemaker interrogation and programming. We own all the equipment we use, and we perform interrogation and programming services in our office (POS 11). Our corporate office is instructing us that: A: We are not allowed to bill globally...
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    Wiki TC and 26 mods for 92083

    We have a clinic with 2 offices in 2 different states (both right along the border so still fairly close to each other). One of them has a Humphrey's and the other one doesn't yet. One of my doctors frequently sends paitients to the office with the visual field machine for just the test and then...
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    Wiki Modifiers TC and 26

    Do the TC and 26 modifiers need to be used when the test is split up between 2 different office locations on different days? The 2 locations are in different states but in the same company. Thanks!
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