G0480-G0483 Drug Screen Coding: Why Most SUD Practices Are Under-Coding and Leaving 4-5x Revenue Per Test
If your SUD practice runs definitive (confirmation) drug testing and 80%+ of your screens are billing as G0480, you’re under-coding the work. The G0480 to G0483 series is stratified by complexity (number of drug classes tested), and the reimbursement delta between G0480 and G0483 can be 4-5x per claim. For a residential SUD program running […]