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Work Out This Same Day, Multiple Chest X-Ray Encounter

Published on Wed Sep 23, 2020

Question: We have a patient that received a total of four single-view chest X-rays on the same date of service. The first two were performed in the morning by one radiologist, and the second two were performed in the afternoon by a different radiologist. How should modifiers be appended? Illinois Subscriber Answer: Going over the modifier placement logistics might make [...]
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