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The U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has their compliance eyes on a couple dermatology issues you need to know about. The first involves medical coding modifier 25 and the second is about skin substitutes.

Few coding modifiers have drawn as much scrutiny as modifier -25. Used to indicate a significant, separately identifiable evaluation and management (E/M) service on the same day as another procedure, modifier -25 has long been a point of focus for third-party payors and government enforcement...

In the latest Deeper Than the Headlines feature, we unpack a recent $427,000 settlement involving a Connecticut-based physiatrist and her practice that underscores a persistent risk area for providers: improper use of Modifier 25.

AAPC’s 2023 HEALTHCON at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee brought together coders, billers, auditors, compliance professionals, vendors, and many others.

Healthicity received so many great Modifier 25 questions during our recent webinar! They all had slight variations in the details, but most of the questions asked fit into five categories. CJ Wolf, MD, organized his responses below by those five categories.

Ever experienced Modifier 25 confusion? We get it – that's why we’re hosting a webinar focused totally on Modifier 25!

Recently, we hosted a webinar titled, Decoding the Mysteries of Modifier 25

Around the offices here at Healthicity, our auditors and educators get more questions about Modifier 25 than any other modifier.