Claims with OR-return modifier 78 drop 25% in one year
Effective Jul 13, 2023
Published Jul 17, 2023
Last Reviewed Jul 13, 2023
The years-long decline in claims with modifier 78 (Unplanned return to the operating room by the same physician following initial procedure for a related procedure during the postoperative period) was accelerated by the pandemic in 2020. This downward trend appears to have continued in 2021: The total number of claims made with 78 dropped precipitously, from 87,826 in 2020 to 65,857 in 2021, a decline of 25%.
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