Are you leaving revenue on the table?

Aetna update!

Is your practice compliant?

Are you appending proper modifiers to radiology, diagnostic services and surgery services- when billed with the following ICD-10 codes: Z53.01, Z53.09, Z53.1, Z53.20, Z53.21, Z53.29, Z53.8, Z53.9?

As per Aetna- if the following modifiers are not billed on the claims for the above services with above named ICD-10 codes- the claims will be denied.

This change will take affect April 1,2026 and apply to commercial and Medicare plans.

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