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Procedure Coding:

Take These Suggestions to Avoid Consultation Confusion

Published on Mon Sep 25, 2017

Collect cash for your consults with these three simple steps. It's hard to imagine a more misunderstood group of CPT® codes than 99241-99245. Problem: Since the 2010 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) decision to deny payment for the services, and the subsequent decisions by many private payers, including United Healthcare, to follow suit, pediatric practices have been unsure [...]
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