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Does This Constitute An Invalid Code?

Published on Mon Jul 02, 2018

Question: In your article last month, “Compare Your Claims Against This MAC’s Top Denial Reasons,” it said that if the procedure code was invalid on the date of service, that’s a reason for denial. What about if we forget to file a claim, and by the time we file it, a code has been deleted and is no longer valid? [...]
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