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CCI Override:

Bring Modifiers 24 and 57 to the Forefront

Published on Mon Jan 14, 2013

59 really isn’t you’re only ‘bypass’ option. You’re so used to using modifier 59 (Distinct procedural service) when circumstances allow you to override a Correct Coding Initiative Edit that you might not know you have other options. In fact, CMS instruction has always indicated that you should use a more specific modifier, if available, but most coders didn’t really know [...]
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