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End Confusion About Modifier 57 (and get paid for initial evaluations)

Use modifier -57 at the visit for the decision for surgery, when surgery is scheduled for that day or the next calendar day A surgeon should always be paid for an E/M service that is the initial evaluation prior to a major surgery. The E/M service may occur days or weeks before a scheduled surgery, […]

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