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Handy Tips Solidify Your Modifier 78 Skills

Published on Fri Jan 17, 2020

Coders can expect reduced payment for any modifier 78 claims. Sometimes your podiatrist must perform an unplanned procedure during a patient’s postoperative period. In this case, you must check the medical documentation to see if the claim warrants a modifier, namely modifier 78 (Unplanned return to the operating/procedure room by the same physician or other qualified health care professional following initial [...]
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