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tsand2

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on: Jun 27, 2018
Some services are performed by a nonphysician practitioner (such as a Physician Assistant).
  These services are an integral yet incidental component of a physician's treatment. A physician
  must have personally performed an initial visit and must remain actively involved in the
  continuing care. Medicare requires direct supervision for these services to be billed. This is called
 A. Technical component billing.
  B. Assignment billing.
  C. Incident to billing.
  D. Assistant billing.

Question 2

Which code represents bilateral excision of hydrocele?
 a. 55040
  b. 55040-50
  c. 55041
  d. 54901


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amit

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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

c


tsand2

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Gracias!

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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