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Modifier Update:

Greet 4 New X{EPSU}Modifier Options in 2015

Published on Wed Dec 10, 2014

Don’t rely on 59 for every distinct service. When your cardiologist legitimately performs two bundled services for the same patient on the same day, you might be in the habit of appending modifier 59 (Distinct procedural service), to bring home the pay you deserve. But that habit needs to stop once Jan. 1, 2015 rolls around. That’s because frequent modifier [...]
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