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Medicare Eliminated Consultation Codes

Medical Billing Video Helps explain How to Code Medicare Consultations

Specialty physicians code lots of consultations but back on January 1, 2010, Medicare eliminated all inpatient and outpatient consultation codes. This has made medical billing for consults more complicated. So how are physicians suppose to bill for their services and get paid? Let’s take a look at how by playing the video.

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