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Follow These 5 Cardinal Rules to Stay on top of Tracheostomy Tube Changes

Published on Thu Jun 26, 2014

Take a second look at place of service before submitting 31899 and A4629. Have you just encountered a tracheostomy tube change and are feeling lost while coding? Not to worry. Check out these five golden rules, and your claim is on its way to successful reimbursement. What happens: The physician creates a neck incision and dissects the muscles to expose [...]
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