AHA Coding Clinic® for HCPCS - 2004 Issue 4

The Auditor's Corner

With this issue, we are premiering a new column, “The Auditor’s Corner.” In this space, we will bring you important coding issues uncovered during audits. We hope that this will be helpful so you can audit your own records and determine if you may be facing the same problems. We also will bring to your attention solutions to these problems. Here are our first two audit issues: RBC leukocyte reduced P9016 $119.26 (National 2004) Red Blood Cells (PRBCs) P9021 $86.41 (National 2004) Issue 1—Patient receives leukocyte reduced blood (HCPCS P9016), but the physician...

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