Among most-billed codes, modifier XS tops 59 again in denials
Once again, medical practices that turned to modifier XS (Separate structure, a service that is distinct because it was performed on a separate organ/structure) in place of modifier 59 returned favorable denial rates on a number of codes that appear on both of the modifiers’ top 10 lists.
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