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Decide Between Modifier, Unlisted Code in These Scenarios

Published on Tue Jul 25, 2017

Simplify the decision-making process using this algorithm. The decision to bill out for an unlisted procedure is never ideal. Physicians will understandably cringe at the notion of using a blank code to represent hours of hard work. Sometimes, however, using an unlisted code is the only option. When making the decision on whether the procedure at hand warrants an unlisted [...]
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