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"We've actually been aware this was a problem for a long time.

There are a lot of reasons we have billing inaccuracies for these procedures.

First of all, the Charge Description Master is always out of date.

Secondly, from what we can tell, the person doing the charging doesn't have a coding background at all. When we call about an edit, we generally get no help.

Finally, these procedures are complicated. One payer wants codes one way, while another payer requires altogether different codes for the same thing. And it seems to change all the time."