DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2018 Issue 5 (May)

No sugarcoating it: Improve diabetes screening compliance to get claims right

Don’t veer from the frequency guidelines for hemoglobin A1c testing unless you can prove medical necessity and append the correct modifier if you’re performing the test in your office — otherwise you may be one of the many to see a denial on code 83036 (Hemoglobin; glycosylated [A1C]).

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