tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 27

ASC QUIZ ANSWERS: Check Your ASC Coding Skills With These Answers

Hint: CMS no longer requires modifier SG for ASC services. How did you fare in our ASC coding quiz on page 210? Check your ASC finesse with these expert answers. Physician Performed A Non- Approved Service? Answer 1: Occasionally, the physician will perform a procedure in the ASC that Medicare does not include on its list of approved ASC services. The ASC cannot ask the patient to sign an advance beneficiary notice (ABN) for a service that is not on the approved list, nor can the ASC bill the Medicare patient for  any unpaid balance. However, the physician can...

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