The entry for each error is extensive, including an identification of the error, pertinent CMS rules and a checklist of steps that can be taken to avoid errors in the future. Each entry ends with references for further reading.
Entries include:
Untimed Codes—Excessive Units
Extensive OR procedure unrelated to Principal Diagnosis DRG 468 MS-DRG 981,982,983
Technical Component of Radiology
Inappropriate Medicare Payments for Transforaminal Epidural Injection Services
Read the Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter on RACs.
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