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Modifier Madness, Pt. 2:

I.D. Separate E/M Before Coding With 25/57

Published on Fri Aug 05, 2022

Established patient + new problem? Don’t assume billable E/M service. Get ready to round out our lesson on coding significant, separately identifiable evaluation and management (E/M) services along with unrelated procedures. Recap: Last month, we discussed examples of when two distinct problems can and can’t justify the use of modifier 25 (Significant, separately identifiable evaluation and management service by the [...]
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