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Check CCI When Coding E/M, Injection

Question: Thank you for your article last month about spring allergy coding. We have a follow-up question. We do report 96372 as you advised for epinephrine injections, but we have gotten denials when we report this code with E/M visits. What can we do in this situation? Codify Subscriber Answer: Before billing a procedure – such as an injection like [...]
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