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Modifier FAQ:

Make 'Location, Location, Location' Your Modifier 26 Mantra

Published on Thu Jan 14, 2016

If you don’t own the equipment, don’t bill the global code. Most urologists perform radiological and diagnostic procedures both in their own office and in the hospital or other facility. To capture proper payment for those services, you’ll need to know exactly where the encounter took place. Then, you’ll use a modifier to explain the clinical scenario to your payer. [...]
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