Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert
Learn How Your Facility Must Pay Up
Published on Thu Apr 27, 2006 
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Reimbursement for cessation counseling may depend on the type of facility that performs the service. Here's the skinny on how the payment methods for your fiscal intermediaries (FIs) and regional home health intermediaries (RHHIs) can put money back in your pockets.
Payment by FIs/RHHIs is as follows:
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