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Always Bundling Adhesiolysis? Read This First

Published on Wed Apr 19, 2017

Check the site before you use modifier 22. If you follow the coding lore that tells you to never separately code lysis of adhesions with another surgery, you could cost your practice hundreds of dollars in some cases. Beware: It’s true that separately reporting adhesiolysis is often prohibited, but even then you have some options to get paid for the [...]
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