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6 Top Tips Boost Your Unlisted Procedure Billing

Published on Mon Aug 19, 2013

Hint: Provide supporting explanation and procedure comparisons. Have no choice but to report 22899 (Unlisted procedure, spine) or 64999 (Unlisted procedure, nervous system)? You’ll stand a better chance of convincing payers to pay up if you can explain effectively  why “unlisted” remains the only and best choice and can bolster your case with  the nearest best code as an example. [...]
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