tci Part B Insider - 2014 Issue 33

Part B Mythbuster: Abolish These Modifier 27 Myths

Hint: Although this modifier applies to outpatient services, it won’t work in the office setting. You’ve aced your modifier 25 skills and take great pride in your appropriate use of modifier 22. But there’s another modifier in the “20s” that may be more of a mystery to you. Modifier 27 (Multiple outpatient hospital E/M encounters on the same date) may apply to some of your E/M claims and you didn’t even realize it. However, you may not know the specifics of this modifier, so read on to bust five of the most common myths...

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