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One Blue Cross Insurer Just Cut Modifier 25 Payments in Half

Published on Fri Aug 11, 2017

If you bill claims to Independence Blue Cross Blue Shield, watch out for reductions. Eye care practices that use modifier 25 may see their odds of collecting full pay for this frequently-reported modifier dropping dramatically. That's the word from Pennsylvania's Independence Blue Cross Blue Shield, which is making drastic reimbursement changes to the modifier. Here's why: Effective Aug. 1, Independence [...]
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