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Tip Sheet: Watch out for higher denial rates on these codes when appending modifier 22
Modifier 22 (Increased procedural services) isn’t used a lot – in 2012, for example, it was only claimed on 154,904 procedures – but practices stand to lose revenue they deserve if they use the modifier incorrectly.
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