CARC · CO group
CO-234
This procedure is not paid separately
Contractual obligation; provider write-off unless appealed
- What it means
- The code is only payable as part of another service.
- Likely cause
- Add-on or interactive-complexity codes billed standalone.
- How to fix it
- Bill the add-on on the same claim as its base code, in the correct line order.
- Revenue impact
- Recoverable by rebilling with the base service.
- bundling
- add-on codes
Related codes
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