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Anesthesia Modifiers:

Master the Art of Using the Correct Performance and Patient Status Modifiers

Published on Wed Oct 15, 2014

Modifiers do not ensure reimbursement.  One aspect of anesthesia coding that sets it apart from other specialties is the use of modifiers to help document the patient’s health status and who administered the anesthesia. Although they’re considered informational modifiers and won’t always affect your reimbursement, using them enhances your claims’ accuracy and better shows the care provided. Read on for [...]
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