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Archive > April, 2008 Vol. IX, No. 4

Coding & Billing

Quirks of the New ASC Payment System

Annette Grady, CPC, CPC-H

Coding is coding and submitting a claim form for payment is an easy process, right? Not quite. Especially not today, as we're still trying to get comfortable with Medicare's new ASC payment system. Understanding these seven subtleties of the system should help you adapt quicker.

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