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Modifier Madness, Part 1:

Use Documentation to Master Modifier 25 Usage

Published on Wed Jan 11, 2023

Encounter notes could be difference between E/M-25 and no E/M. In the coding world, few modifiers are more commonplace than modifier 25 (Significant, separately identifiable evaluation and management service by the same physician or other qualified health care professional on the same day of the procedure or other service). That ubiquity doesn’t mean using the modifier is easy, however. Why? [...]
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