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Clarify Partial Services With Modifiers 54, 26

Published on Fri Mar 11, 2022

Can you identify when the surgeon performs surgical or postop care only? Whatever the reason, there are going to be instances when your provider might only provide a portion of the service wrapped up in the relative value units (RVUs) of a CPT® code. When this occurs, you might need help from a couple of modifiers. Which ones? Modifiers 26 [...]
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