| Avoid claim denials and underpayments
Eliminates any confusion about the 23 National Coverage Determinations (NCDs); provides everything needed to comply with the uniform coverage and administrative policies for laboratory services, in an easy-to-reference format. Highlights:
- Descriptions, indications, limitations and coding guidelines for each NCD
- Spells out which CPT codes and ICD-9-CM codes to use, and not to use, when billing
- Appendix with two tables: one listing which diagnosis codes are covered for specific tests (by CPT codes) and the second listing diagnosis codes denied for tests
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