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You are here: Home / Articles / PRACTICE PAGE: The ACR Takes on Insurance Companies

PRACTICE PAGE: The ACR Takes on Insurance Companies

February 12, 2011 • By Staff

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Keep in mind that the Insurance Subcommittee cannot negotiate contracts for physicians but is willing and able to investigate unfair practices from insurance companies that would put a patient at risk.

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For more information on the subcommittee or for assistance with a specific issue, contact Antanya Chung, CPC, CPC-I, CRHC, CCP, at [email protected], or visit the ACR’s website at www.rheumatology.org/practice.

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  1. Karim Z, Wakefield RJ, Quinn M, et al. Validation and reproducibility of ultrasonography in the detection of synovitis in the knee: A comparison with arthroscopy and clinical examination. Arthritis Rheum. 2004;50:387-394.

 

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Correction: This article originally stated that HIP will not approve the use of CPT code 76880 for rheumatologists. This is incorrect and has been removed from the article. Code 76880 has been deleted from CPT for reporting in 2011.

 

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Filed Under: Billing/Coding, From the College, Practice Management Tagged With: ACR Insurance Subcommittee, Coding, Health Insurance, Practice Management, rheumatologistIssue: February 2011

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