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Recognize Referral, Consultation Differences, Add to Your Bottom Line

Published on Mon Mar 19, 2018

Hint: understand payer guidelines and provide clear documentation for both services. Most coders are aware of the difference between a patient transferring to another provider and a provider consulting on a patient problem. Yet coding for each situation can be tricky and - in the case of consultation - can impact your practice's revenue stream positively or negatively depending on [...]
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