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tci Part B Insider - 2018 Issue 3
Compliance: What's On the RAC Hot List? E/M Codes Billed With Procedures
Review guidance on modifiers 24, 25, and 57 before you submit your claims.
The popularity of appending modifier 25 can't be denied. It allows you to collect for both an E/M visit and a procedure; however, that doesn't mean it's always appropriate. One recovery audit contractor (RAC) recently identified E/M codes billed with procedures thathave 10- and 90-day global periods as audit areas, which means that auditors will be seeking claims reported this way and contacting practices that billed these services incorrectly.
Problem: Performant Recovery announced in January that it will be homing in on claims that violated CMS...
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