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Use Modifier 22 to Unlock Pay for This Complex Op Note

Published on Tue May 04, 2021

Hint: Be ready to justify the reasons you went beyond the code descriptor. As everyone in the health care community knows, things don’t always go according to plan when you’re seeing patients. And in some cases, you may have to call on modifier 22 (Increased procedural services) to ensure that you can collect for all the services you perform — [...]
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