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Hand In Claims With Finger/Toe Modifiers, When Required

Published on Mon Sep 03, 2018

If you sleep on these modifiers, it could end up costing you. In general, orthopedic practices perform procedures on patients’ fingers and toes more than other specialties. Therefore, these practices need to be experts when considering whether or not to use finger/toe modifiers to indicate the location of treatments. Bottom line: Medicare’s rule is that you should use finger/toe modifiers [...]
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