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modifier 57

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    Wiki Consult and H&P

    If a provider performs a Consult on the same day as a H&P, can that provider bill a consult with modifier -57 to capture consult (when surgery is next day) and should H&P and Consult be separately reported, for auditing purposes?
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    Wiki E/M Modifier article in Healthcare Business Monthly

    Did anyone notice that this article states "Modifier 57 is used when an E/M service is rendered within the three days preceding, or on the same day as, a procedure with a 90-day global period." I've always been instructed that modifier 57 is used for ONE day preceding, or on the same day as, a...
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