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Correctly Choose Modifier 52 or 53 -- Every Time

Published on Wed Jan 14, 2015

Unscramble ‘reduced’ and ‘discontinued’ procedures. When your surgeon stops a procedure before completing it to the fullness of the CPT® code description, what should you do? Know your choices: You might use modifier 52 (Reduced services), or modifier 53 (Discontinued procedure), or you might use a different code that accurately describes the work completed. Let our experts help you unravel [...]
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