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General Surgery Coding Alert

Modifier 25:

Tighten Documentation Standards for E/M With Minor Surgery

Published on Fri Jul 21, 2023

Payers may make it harder to use this modifier. The good news is that Cigna once again delayed implementing a policy that would have made it more difficult to bill for a minor surgery on the same day as a significant, separately identifiable E/M service. The bad news is that the policy is delayed, not cancelled, and other payers may [...]
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