AMA CPT® Assistant - 2002 Issue 2 (February)

Modifiers (February 2002)

February 2002 page 10a Coding Consultation Modifiers, to Unlisted Codes (Q&A) Question Is it appropriate to append modifiers to unlisted procedure codes (eg, code 64999 Unlisted procedure code, nervous system)? AMA Comment Modifiers are used to indicate that a performed service or procedure identified by a specific CPT code has been altered by some circumstance but not changed in its definition. It is not appropriate to append modifiers to unlisted procedure codes, since the unlisted procedure codes listed in the CPT book do not describe specific procedures. Instead, when reporting an unlisted code to describe a procedure or...

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