Benchmark of the Week: Initial patient upper-level E/M denial rates by specialty
Effective Dec 17, 2012
Published Dec 17, 2012
These charts show initial patient upper-level E/M denial rates from 2010 and 2011, organized by the 12 specialties that bill initial patient E/M office visits most frequently. Based on a Part B News analysis of the latest Medicare claims data available, 99205 denial rates from 2010 and 2011 for each specialty are displayed in the top chart and 99204 denial rates for those years are in the bottom chart.
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