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Archive > January, 2010 Vol. XI, No. 1

Coding & Billing

When to Bypass Medicare Edits

Cristina Bentin, CCS-P, CPC-H, CMA

Just as it's important that your coders know when a combination of codes warrants a bundling edit, it's crucial that they know when it's OK to bypass an edit.

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