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Return Payment for PEG Tube Removal Error

Published on Wed Jul 12, 2017

Question: Under an internal audit, we identified a claim for an in-office PEG tube removal by the surgeon that we billed as 43760. The auditor claimed that the documentation for a simple PEG tube removal did not support 43760. Is that correct, and if so, what should we do?Oregon Subscriber Kentucky Subscriber Answer: Your auditor is correct that a simple in-office removal [...]
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