Anesthesia Coding Alert

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Get Clarity From These Expanded Modifier Descriptors

Hint: They might give new coders a clearer understanding. The Relative Value Guide (RVG) from the American Society of Anesthesiologists has different wording for some of the modifiers representing anesthesia service providers, says Kelly D. Dennis, MBA, ACS-AN, CAN-PC, CHCA, CPMA, CPC, CPC-I, owner of Perfect Office Solutions in Leesburg, Fl. Here are their more explanatory versions of modifiers QX, [...]
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