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AMA CPT® Assistant - 1997 Issue 10 (October)
Medicine, 93555, 93556 (Q&A) (October 1997)
October 1997 page 11
Coding Consultation
Medicine, 93555, 93556 (Q&A)
Question
Would it be appropriate to use the -26 modifier with codes 93555 and 93556?
AMA Comment
When physicians perform cardiac catherizations in settings where they do not own the equipment, then it is appropriate to append the -26 modifier to these codes.
Medicine, 93555, 93556 (Q&A). CPT® Assistant. 1997; October 1997 page 11
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