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Auditors Shine Light on Modifier Use with Discontinued Procedures

Published on Mon Aug 05, 2019

If you’re a fan of modifiers 73 and 74, find out what RACs are reviewing. Every now and then it happens – you discontinue a procedure before the patient is even anesthetized. There are a few modifiers that can help you collect some reimbursement for this situation, even if you can’t bring in the whole procedure amount. But determining which [...]
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