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Old 11-02-2009, 09:51 AM
sbrown1082 sbrown1082 is offline
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if the dr see a patient and prescribes medicine (example: pt has the flu) and then gives medicine to the rest of the family to take to prevent the flu....is there a modifier to cover that service of the patient?
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Old 11-02-2009, 09:54 AM
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You charge the visit level for the patient encounter as far as the doc prescribing for the rest of the family, well he is a nice guy, no charge for that, no modifer for it either.
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