Oncology & Hematology Coding Alert

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Palmetto Offers Advice on Keeping Herceptin Claims Simple

Overdoing the attachments will slow down processing time. Palmetto GBA is urging its providers to take the Goldilocks approach to submitting Herceptin documentation — not too much and not too little, but just right. Problem: A number of Palmetto’s providers have been submitting multiple pages of supporting documentation with their Herceptin claims (J9355, Injection, trastuzumab, 10 mg), which is slowing [...]
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