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Use This Guidance for Immunosuppressant Visits During Global Period

Published on Tue Jun 16, 2020

Question: Can my urologist bill for immunosuppressant visits during the global period following a kidney transplant? California Subscriber   Answer: A provider may separately bill for visits involving immunosuppressant therapy that occur during the 90-day global period of a kidney transplant. In fact, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) included this policy in a Change Request (4143) issued in Medicare [...]
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