BC Advantage - 2022 Issue 8

Billing and Coding: Bone Mass Measurement

The following is guidance for billing, coding, and other guidelines in relation to local coverage policy L36460-Bone Mass Measurement. This is an excerpt from the article written by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.Documentation Requirements:The patient's medical record should include but is not limited to:The assessment of the patient by the ordering provider as it relates to the complaint of the patient for that visitRelevant medical historyResults of pertinent tests/proceduresSigned and dated office visit record/operative report (please note that all services ordered or rendered to Medicare beneficiaries must be signed)Earlier technologies, such as single and dual photon absorptiometry...

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