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Sort Through This Modifier 79, 58 Issue

Published on Mon Feb 27, 2017

Question: I have a question about modifiers 79 (Unrelated procedure or service by the same physician or other qualified health care professional during the postoperative period) and 58 (Staged or related procedure or service by the same physician or other qualified health care professional during the postoperative period). We have a patient who came in for a follow-up visit presenting a [...]
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