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Appending Modifier 22 Doesn't Allow for Extra Pre-op Pay

Published on Wed Aug 12, 2020

Question: I have an anesthesiologist asking if a pre-op history and physical could be separately reimbursable on the same day of the procedure. He is being asked to perform this due since podiatry practitioners do not have the training/ qualifications to perform a complete history and physical in his state. The anesthesiologist believes he should be able to receive separate [...]
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