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Noting "Noncontributory" for Past Medical, Family, Social History - Is It Acceptable?

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Is "noncontributory" really an unacceptable word to describe a patient whose family history doesn't have any bearing on the condition being evaluated and treated today? ...

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Understanding NCCI Edits

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Medicare creates and maintains the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits and NCCI Policy Manual, which identify code pair edits. When performed on the same patient, on the sam ...

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How Many Modalities Are Too Many?

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Q: I have a payor who is denying modalities, claiming that they are “excessive”. At a single encounter I billed for: 98940- Chiropractic manipulative treatment (CMT); spinal, 1 ...

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