Auditing modifiers--the two-digit codes attached to procedure codes to alter their descriptions--plays a key part in verifying that claims for healthcare services were filed accurately and ...

Leslie Johnson, CCS-P, CPC, Director of Coding and Education, Medi-Corp. I’ve actually been doing research on this subject and have found two separate reasons that are acceptable to payors and to ...

Here are three common but critical mistakes made by ASC coders when using modifier -59, according to Cristina Bentin, principal of Coding Compliance Management.