Keep An Eye On Your Surgeons' Use Of the 78 Modifier

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Article Overview

This article discusses concerns raised by coding and compliance professionals about payer review of surgeon claims involving a specific postoperative modifier in the context of office and operating room settings. It is relevant to billers, coders, compliance staff, and surgery practices that need to understand how post-op services and payer audits are being discussed in the broader global surgery environment.

Why This Topic Matters

It highlights a compliance area that may attract payer attention and is important for practices reviewing postoperative surgical billing patterns.

What You Will Learn

  • The compliance context surrounding postoperative surgical modifier use
  • How payer review concerns are being discussed in relation to surgeon claims
  • Why Medicare global surgery concepts are relevant to this topic
  • What kinds of practices may want to review their billing patterns for this issue

Who Should Read This

  • Medical coders
  • Billing staff
  • Compliance officers
  • Surgical practices
  • Practice managers

Modifiers Discussed


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