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Re: Medicare rules for sleep study reimbursement?


Posted by SCNVSleep on June 10, 2002 at 10:19:02:

In Reply to: Medicare rules for sleep study reimbursement? posted by Me, RPsgT on June 07, 2002 at 17:10:04:

Here is the latest LMRP that states to bill for Polysomnography there must be at least 6 hours. It used to state 6 or 7 hrs, but they changed it in their infinate wisdom to say the same thing, just differently.

http://www.noridianmedicare.com/provider/pubs/med_b/policy/4state/polysomnography.pdf

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