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Is Modifier 26 Ubiquitous on X-ray Codes?

Published on Wed Jul 22, 2020

Question: My colleague and I are having a discussion. She says that we need a modifier on all X-ray codes regardless of the situation. I think, however, that there are some instances where you don’t apply a modifier to an X-ray code. We perform X-rays here and there but not daily, so we aren’t sure if we’re missing something. Can [...]
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