Our office has always updated progress notes to match any time a modifier was added to a claim, but we have talked to a few other offices who have said that auditors do not care about whether the modifiers on the claim, are also reflected on the progress notes. They only care whether the services & documentation support the use of a modifier. Can anyone confirm whether or not if a modifier is added to a claim, it also needs to be added back to the note?

Thank you!