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    Wiki Clarification on billing a nurse visit for a PPD test reading

    Our practice wants to start billing CPT 99211 for the reading of a PPD test result by a nurse. My question is, if the initial test was administered during an office visit where the patient was seen by a physician, is the E/M work done by the nurse for the test reading bundled into the initial...
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    Wiki How to bill PPD test to Medicare?

    I'm getting denials from Medicare for PPD test CPT 86580 with ICD10 Z11.1. The denial is PR49: This is a non-covered service because it is a routine/preventive exam or a diagnostic/screening procedure done in conjunction with a routine/preventive exam. Also, Medicare is denying the reading with...
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