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Watch Out for Denials on Same-Day Screening, Diagnostic Mammograms

Published on Thu Jun 14, 2018

Incorporate payer-specific submission rules into your practice guidelines. Reports of various practices receiving denials for same-day screening and diagnostic mammograms have been swirling in recent months. While the denials are exclusively from commercial payers, it’s important that practices are able to determine whether or not the fault lies with the payer alone or the practice. Recap these strict guidelines for [...]
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