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This year’s just-in fifth-digit diagnosis codes for BMI help you document a patient’s condition better, especially when the patient’s BMI might lead to more complex risk factors for the anesthesiologist to handle. However, having documentation of a high BMI does not automatically lead to more payments. Watch two areas prior to assuming you can automatically add modifier 22 (Increased procedural services) owing to BMI and potentially score a 20-30 percent higher pay for t......