Since the mastectomy is a staged/planned and therapeutic procedure performed after a diagnostic service, modifier -58 is appropriate. A version of this article was first published September 25, 2020, ...

Companies use different types of bonuses to attract and retain top talent. Signing bonuses, for example, reward new employees for joining the company. Milestone bonuses given on service anniversaries ...

This February, BCBS Michigan shared how it will cut reimbursement by 50% for nonpreventive evaluation/management services with modifier 25 that were billed on the same day as procedure codes with ...

Modifier -33 is not required on services that are inherent to screening services, i.e., screening mammography. Scenario for modifier -PT A Medicare patient presents for a screening colonoscopy with a ...

Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan has clarified their policy surrounding a modifier applied to certain outpatient surgical ...