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Put These Common Lab Modifiers in Your 'Coding Toolbox'

Published on Wed Jan 17, 2007

Describe procedure status to ensure clean claims Repeat services, send-out services, component services -- modifiers can be your "shorthand" to tell payers about these and other special circumstances involving your lab procedures. Now that we-ve got you thinking about CPT 2008 modifier changes (see "3 Modifier Changes Your Lab Needs to Know Now" on page 9), it's a good time to take a refresher course on the modifiers you-re most likely to need for lab coding. Study the following chart of common lab modifiers -- and when you might need to use them. Then cut out this list and save it for a handy reference tool throughout the year.
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