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Modifiers:

'X' May Soon Mark the Spot for Successful Same-Day Procedure Claims

Published on Tue Sep 23, 2014

Caution: Modifier 59 won’t be your CCI catch-all. When you hear “Correct Coding Initiative (CCI)” or “bundled” you probably think of modifier 59 (Distinct procedural service).  Most coders know that modifier 59 can separate CCI edits, but it is not meant to be utilized solely for that reason. If you rely too heavily on what CMS describes as “the most [...]
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