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Modifier 25 in 2026: The Rules Changed, and Not in Your Favor
Modifier 25 has always carried audit risk. Now it carries payment risk too. Several payers reduce the E/M reimbursement on modifier 25 claims automatically, regardless of how well documented they are, which is a different problem from a denial and needs a different response. Plus the same-diagnosis myth that costs practices money in both directions.