Does CPT Modifier 22 Appropriately Reflect a Difficult Pancreaticoduodenectomy? A Retrospective Analysis of Operative Outcomes and Cost.
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DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000000609
Abstract: BACKGROUND Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding allows addition of a two-digit modifier code to denote particularly difficult procedures necessitating additional reimbursement, called the Modifier 22. The use of Modifier 22 in relation to pancreatic surgery… read more here.
Keywords: appropriately reflect; modifier use; outcomes cost; modifier appropriately ... See more keywords