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In addition to HIPAA, OBRA penalizes the health care provider for errors made by coders in the amount of 2,000 per violation, an assessment in lieu of damages of up to twice the amount of the error submitted on the claim, and exclusion from ___________________ _ and Medicaid for up to 5 years.
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Diagnosis codes must be correctly linked to the ___________________ _ codes to demonstrate medical necessity for the service or procedure provided.
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Answer to Question 1

Medicare

Answer to Question 2

CPT/HCPCS



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