tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 35

PHYSICIAN NOTES: Keep Medication Units in Check With MAC-Approved Drug Calculator Tool

Plus: One carrier suffers claims glitch regarding Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) claims. When Part B MACs publish the top errors that they see in claims submitted by physicians, incorrectlybilled drugs are always near the top of the list. If you're one of the coders that has trouble assigning units to drug claims, one MAC has a solution for you. Palmetto GBA, a Part B payer, now offers a "Drug Lookup and Calculator Tool," which was created "to help providers submit the correct number of units on their claims by calculating and converting the dosage administered to the patient...

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