MedAbbrev, now by innoviHealth, has been the industry standard for medical abbreviations and acronyms since 1983. Quick and easy access for hospitals, providers, coders, transcriptionists, students and researchers to over 75,000 entries. With clear and accurate standardization that is always current, medical professionals can reduce the chance of error stemming from misunderstood abbreviations.
Denial rates for X modifiers, 59 produce mixed returns for common codes
You may not find the X-factor you need for getting your claims through with CMS’ quartet of X modifiers if new reporting numbers from Medicare tell us anything. However, in some cases you’ll find extra motivation – read: lower denial rates – to get more X modifiers on your radar.
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