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Couldn't CPT modifiers be used to fraudulently override the automatic denial for mole removal and suture placement?
Given up-coding is fraud, what are your thoughts on the prevalence and seriousness of over-treatment (not fraud, but bad for patient. Is it unethical? Illegal? Any ways to prevent? Currently reading The Price We Pay. Thanks!
Couldn't CPT modifiers be used to fraudulently override the automatic denial for mole removal and suture placement?
Given up-coding is fraud, what are your thoughts on the prevalence and seriousness of over-treatment (not fraud, but bad for patient. Is it unethical? Illegal? Any ways to prevent? Currently reading The Price We Pay. Thanks!