Benchmark of the Week: Discharge management denial rates, 99238-99239
This chart displays the hospital discharge management codes’ denial rates for the 18 physician specialties that used the codes most frequently in 2011. Based on a Part B News analysis of the latest Medicare claims data, the denial rates for both 99238(30 minutes or less) and99239(More than 30 minutes) are presented for each specialty, presented below in alphabetical order.
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