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Modifier 24 Shouldn't Change Dx Choice

Published on Tue Jul 19, 2016

Question: Can you use modifier 24 when the surgery and the E/M with 24 have the same diagnosis? Answer: Yes. When appending modifier 24 (Unrelated evaluation and [...]
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