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93042 with 99223

Date: Jan 5, 2018

Question:

I'm seeing denials for missing "qualifying procedure code" when reporting codes 93042 and 99223 together. Payer is Medicare. Error code is B15. What is the qualifying procedure code for this scenario? Or what is missing from this scenario?

Question ID : 10277
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