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Providers see greater denial rates for increased pay modifier 22
Usage of modifier 22 (increased procedural services) by you and your peers dropped 11% from 2005 to 2007, while Medicare denials of claims using the modifier steadily increased by more than two percentage points over that time, according to a Part B News analysis of CMS claims data.
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