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Sleep study codes hold steady – but CPAP startup code is a denial trap
While sleep studies and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices are getting more popular, Medicare billing for them so far has held pretty steady. But as the tough denial rates for a major CPAP code show, you still have to be careful about billing them.
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