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Published on Mon Nov 24, 2025

Question: I’m an auditor who works with both coders and providers who want to do things correctly regarding documentation and coding, but also want to know why, in some situations, I’m right and they’re wrong. It’s been frustrating to receive denials based on their mistakes and not be able to break the cycle, for example, misusing modifiers 59 and 22. [...]
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