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If rejecting a single Medicare encounter for a single subscriber and a single billing provider, would all loops/segments pertaining to the encounter be rejected, starting with ST and up to SE?

Guidance for Encounter Data

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Final

Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: April 24, 2020

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