tci Part B Insider - 2012 Issue 13

Non-Covered Services: 3 Answers Help Ease Your ABN Coding Questions

Hint: Modifiers may be required in many ABN situations.You use advance beneficiary notices (ABNs) to let beneficiaries know of services that Medicare may not cover. But if you think ABNs are a piece of cake, you might be in for a surprise. Take this quiz to see whether you can determine how to code the following three scenarios. See how you would code each scenario before you read the answers.Patient Didn't Understand ABNQuestion 1: We have a patient who came for her yearly well-woman exam and signed an advance beneficiary notice. As we suspected, her Medicare carrier...

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