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Modifier Update:

Avoid Pitfalls of 59 Overuse

Published on Mon Dec 09, 2013

Look to 91 or 76 in some cases. Rumor has it that Medicare no longer accepts modifier 59 (Distinct procedural service), sending lots of coders scrambling for an alternative. But don’t believe everything you hear. Reality: You can still use modifier 59 when you need to demonstrate that your pathologist performed procedures on two different specimens, particularly to override a [...]
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