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Pathology/Lab Coding Alert

Outpatient Rules:

Submit to OPPS Lab and Pathology Packaging

Published on Mon Jun 13, 2016

Follow status indicator for separate pay. As the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) bundles more and more lab and pathology services into Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APCs), you need to understand what you can do to mitigate a negative impact on your bottom line. Look at the following questions and answers to get a handle on how the OPPS packaging might [...]
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