Recent slide in transfer of care modifiers continues
After an early-pandemic freefall, the modifiers associated with transfers of patient care — 54 (Surgical care only), 55 (Post-op management only) and 56 (Pre-operative management only) — seemed to be climbing back in utilization. But the latest Medicare numbers, from 2023, suggest that they’re backsliding.
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