Local Medicare Coding Will Be Eliminated In Two Years Under Final Rule
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
HCFA's Aug. 17 final rule implementing standards for electronic transactions requires local Medicare contractors to process all services for which they receive fewer than 50 claims annually under an unlisted, or "Not Otherwise Specified," code.
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