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Reader Questions: Remember Not to Use Consult Codes With Medicare Rules

Published in Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert, June 2010

Question: A neurologist in our practice was called into a hospital for a consultation on a Medicaid patient. We billed 99254 with place of service code 21. The claim was denied. I’m new to neurology coding, so I’m not sure what we did wrong. Was the POS code wrong?
Florida Subscriber
Answer: No, your place of service (POS) code of 21 (Inpatient hospital) is not a factor in this denial. The reason your claim was denied was [...]


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Published in Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert, June 2010
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