Anesthesia Coding Alert
Reader Question:
List As Many PQRS Codes As Needed
Published on Thu Jan 06, 2011
Question: Answer: "EPs [eligible professionals] may submit multiple codes for more than one measure on a single claim," CMS says in its PQRS Implementation Guide. "Multiple CPT Category II and/or G-codes for multiple measures that are applicable to a patient visit can be reported on the same claim, as long as the corresponding denominator codes are also line items on that claim," CMS adds. You can read the complete Implementation Guide at www.cms.gov/PQRS/Downloads/2010_PQRI_ImplementationGuide_02-10-2010_Final.pdf.
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