DME Providers May Resubmit Claims for Procedure Code A7048

With approval from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI), NCCI Medically Unlikely Edits (MUEs) have been deactivated for all benefit plans for procedure code A7048 – VACUUM DRAINAGE COLLECTION UNIT AND TUBING KIT, INCLUDING ALL SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR COLLECTION UNIT CHANGE, FOR USE WITH IMPLANTED CATHETER, EACH for Durable Medical Equipment (DME) claims. Affected DME providers are encouraged to resubmit claims previously denied for this procedure code.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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