AHA Coding Clinic® for HCPCS - 2021 Issue 4; In this Issue

Facility reporting and the Central Office on HCPCS

The Central Office on HCPCS occasionally receives requests for clarification regarding advice published in Coding Clinic for HCPCS that seems to conflict with advice provided by a variety of different entities. As coding is not an exact science, we realize that at times there may be gray areas where the documentation and corresponding code assignment may render different opinions. However, the advice provided by the Central Office on HCPCS is in accordance with the guidelines for procedures reported by hospital outpatient departments, i.e., facility reporting. While physician and facility coding may be based upon the same procedure, there...

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