CMS Removes Skilled Nursing Facility (?SNF?) Consolidated Billing (?CB?) Edits for Facility Evaluation and Management (?E&M?) Services
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Regulatory News Topic
CMS Change Request (?CR?) 3910 released November 1, 2005, describes new claims processing procedures that eliminate SNF CB edits for E&M codes in the range 99201-99245, when furnished by a hospital-based physician.
Date of Insight Article
Friday, February 11, 2005
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