tci Part B Insider - 2005 Issue 9

Part B Coding Coach: Can You Place the Proper Place of Service Code in Box 24B?

6 expert Q&A's will prevent the wrong POS from causing you denials or incorrect reimbursement Place of Service codes are taking center stage with the HHS Office of Inspector General, which means coders need to be on high alert. Recent OIG reviews of Trailblazer and Empire Medicare revealed that 75 to 88 percent of sampled practices were reporting office setting Place of Service (POS) codes for facility-rendered Physician Services .  Because nonfacility fees are higher to compensate for staff and practice overhead, Medicare may have overpaid Empire alone over $1.4 million between 2000 and 2002. What you...

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