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Match Modifier 54, 55, or 56 to Your Claim for Partial Care in the Global Period

Published on Mon Aug 11, 2014

Learn which of these modifiers Medicare doesn’t recognize. Many cardiology procedures have global periods limited to the day of surgery, so you may not have spent a lot of time learning the rules that apply to longer global periods. But understanding use of modifiers 54, 55, and 56 ensures proper reimbursement if your cardiologist ever provides only a portion of [...]
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