tci Part B Insider - 2012 Issue 20

Time Is of the Essence With Prolonged Service Codes

This Part B MAC shares the biggest errors it sees--so you can avoid making them.Part B practices need to keep a close eye on the clock when reporting prolonged service codes. That's the word from the May 24 education session, "Medical Review Error Webinar," presented by Part B MAC National Government Services.Following are several issues that NGS found to be chronically miscoded, with tips on how to avoid making the same errors.Prolonged Services Often Misbilled, NGS NotesThe payer found that a common error among Part B practices was that documentation did not support the medical...

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