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| | January 2004 |
 | | Although the official implementation date for the codes is January 1, 2004, many payors, including Medicare, provides a grace period until April 1 for claims to reflect any of the changes. |
 | | Claims submitted with codes/modifiers deleted in the 2004 update that are received prior to April 1, 2004, for dates of service January 1, 2004 through March 31, 2004, will be paid based on updated 2004 amounts. |
 | | Claims received after March 31, 2004, with codes and modifiers that were deleted in the 2004 HCPCS update will be rejected. |
| www.pipac.us /january_2004.htm (1043 words) |
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