AMA CPT® Assistant - 2019 Issue 3 (March)

Evaluation and Management: Special Evaluation and Management Services (Q&A) (March 2019)

March 2019 page 10 Evaluation and Management: Special Evaluation and Management Services Question: Is it appropriate to append HCPCS modifier TC to codes 99453 and 99454 for the technical component associated with the service(s) described by these codes? Answer: No, it is not appropriate to append modifier TC, Technical component, to codes 99453 and 99454. Codes 99453, Remote monitoring of physiologic parameter(s) (eg, weight, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, respiratory flow rate), initial; set-up and patient education on use of equipment, and 99454, Remote monitoring of physiologic parameter(s) (eg, weight, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, respiratory flow rate), initial; device(s) supply...

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