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Two physician groups asked CMS to exclude independent clinicians from the indirect practice expense reduction that went into effect Jan. 1. Their proposed solution includes the creation of a new modifier.
 
 
The percentage of Medicare Part B patients who received a telehealth service declined to 23% in 2025 after holding steady at 25% for two years. Government turmoil and uncertainty might be responsible for the dip.
 
 
Continue your team’s training on new coding guidance for existing diagnosis codes. This overview covers updated instructions such as clarifying terms, Excludes notes and Code also notes that will go into effect Oct. 1, in ICD-10-CM chapters 11, 14, 15, 18, 19 and 21.
 
 
Discover an important update to your continuing education unit (CEU) access, as DecisionHealth readies to launch a new and improved platform for Part B News subscribers.
 
 
Patient relationship modifiers (X1-X5) aren’t mandatory but Medicare Part B claims data shows that a variety of specialists use them to indicate the nature of the treating provider’s relationship with a patient.
 

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