Why should mutually exclusive code pairings be avoided by the medical biller?
a. There is no such thing as a mutually exclusive code pair.
b. These codes represent services or procedures that would not or could not reasonably be performed at the same session by the same provider on the same patient.
c. Code pairs should always be submitted together.
d. The billing of an "initial" service and a "subsequent" service is never part of a mutual service.
B
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