Respiratory Question for the Week of August 28, 2017
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August 28, 2017
Is physician office-based spirometry covered by Medicare?
Is physician office-based spirometry covered by Medicare?
If the units of a drug given exceed the size of the units field on the claim, how should the remaining be billed?
Can you provide any information about the new ICD-10 coding guidelines for MI?
I assume that when magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the liver, regardless of the clinical indication, and the other abdominal structures are defined in the report, we should append modifier 52. If I understand the rules correctly, to meet the intent of 74181 all organs must be evaluated, anything less requires modifier 52 depending on the payer.
Is there an appeal process for units of service denied based on medically unlikely edits (MUEs)?
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