Which were incorporated into the National Correct Coding Initiative to compare units of service (UOS) with CPT and HCPCS level II codes reported on claims for the purpose of indicating the maximum number of UOS allowable by the same provider for the same beneficiary on the same date of service under most circumstances?
A) comprehensive code edits
B) edit pairs (or code pairs)
C) medically unlikely edits
D) mutually exclusive code edits

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Medically unlikely edits (MUEs) are used to compare units of service with CPT and HCPCS level II codes to indicate the maximum number of units allowable by the same provider for the same beneficiary on the same date of service.

Which Were Incorporated into the National Correct Coding Initiative to Compare