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Save This Consult Rules and Regs Reminder

Published on Mon Mar 19, 2018

Remember these 5 Rs the next time you code this service. Before your providers can get paid for consultations, they must have clear documentation that the requesting physician asked for their services. Remember the five Rs of consultations when coding these situations with the old consultation codes: 1. Reason: With new guidelines for coding with consultation codes, only the consulting [...]
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