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According to an email from WPS GHA, some practices forgot to take a very important step at the start of the year -- and the omission could be costing them money.

Under §1879 of the Social Security Act, LOL is shorthand for limitation on liability of beneficiary where Medicare claims are disallowed. In the handout for her upcoming webinar on the advanced beneficiary notice of noncoverage (ABN), Maxine Lewis, CMM, CPC, CCS-P, president, Medical Coding Management Services, explains how knowing when a patient needs an ABN is less than half the battle.
The new National Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) manual contains an early holiday treat for anyone who wants to know more about bilateral services, medically unlikely edits (MUEs), and how the two interact.

You receive a new CPT manual from the American Medical Association every year, but remember to check the errata and technical corrections that AMA posts on its website: That information can make the difference between payment and denial.

Big changes to anesthesia codes for gastrointestinal endoscopy services are raising coder questions --  and Part B News has answers! 

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