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Go Global to Find Proper E/M Modifier

Published on Fri Oct 21, 2016

Trouble deciding between modifiers 57 and 25? Here are the answers you need. When your physician performs a significant, separately identifiable evaluation and management (E/M) service in addition to performing a surgical procedure or other type of service, you might be able to report an E/M code along with the procedure. The rub: In order to code the E/M properly, [...]
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