MedicareFind Forum Spotlight: Inpatient-only procedures
Medicare Weekly Update, December 21, 2010
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Weigh in on a recent MedicareFind Forum post:
If a Medicare OPPS claim has multiple procedures, let's say one with status indicator C and the other with T (Significant Procedure, Multiple Reduction Applies), should the whole claim still be denied for having a C procedure on an outpatient claim? Or should the line item with status indicator C be the only line denied, and the rest paid per the OPPS?
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