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Why is the global reimbursement higher for 36245 than 36246?

Date: Jan 19, 2019

Question:

I code for an office based lab and bill global - place of service 11. Why is the reimbursement higher for 36245 than 36246? The RVUs for 36245 are 4.65 while the RVUs for 36246 are even higher 5.02, yet global reimbursement is close to $500.00 less for the more complex procedure?

Question ID : 11921
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