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Modifier Madness:

Toe the Line for F/T Modifier Coding Success

Published on Mon Nov 06, 2023

Reserve these modifiers for fingers, toes. When you’re coding, you always strive to make the claim as clear and concise as possible so the payer has minimal issues when processing. That’s why the finger/toe (F/T) modifiers are so important. These modifiers, for use on each individual finger and toe, can help the payer understand multiple-procedure scenarios more quickly and zero [...]
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