DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2022 Issue 11 (November)

Denials for prolonged codes hint at trouble for practices in the new year

Practices will experience a spike in denials for prolonged services in 2023 if they aren’t prepared for the next round of coding updates. Medicare Part B claims data show that denials for prolonged services by physicians and qualified health care professionals (QHP) in the outpatient setting (99354 and 99355) increased from an average of 10% in 2020 to an average of 30% in 2021.

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