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Inpatient Facility Coding & Compliance Alert

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Apply Modifier 24 to Hospital Services the Right Way

Published on Thu May 12, 2016

Question: A cardiologist performs a pacemaker procedure on a patient in the hospital with a 90-day global period. He then visits the patient, during his hospital stay to treat another problem unrelated to the procedure. Is it appropriate to report the inpatient visit with modifier 24? Maine Subscriber Answer: You may report the inpatient visit with the applicable E/M code, such as [...]
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