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Pocket This Assistant At Surgery Modifier Primer

Published on Fri Jan 19, 2024

Hint: Do not report modifiers 80 and AS together. An assistant surgeon may be necessary to help perform a surgical procedure, but adding the details to the operative report can be complicated. And that includes using the correct modifiers to ensure your claims are clean. Check out this guide to learn how to append assistant at surgery modifiers. Understand When [...]
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