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The art of coding: Think like an auditor to defend modifier -25

Train your coding and clinical teams to think like an auditor before you report modifier -25. Improper payments associated with the modifier have triggered more audits and a variety of attempts to detect and recoup improper payments or stop payments from being issued in the first place.

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