AMA CPT® Assistant - 1992 Issue 3 (March)

Modifiers Used with Surgical Procedures (Fall 1992)

Fall 1992 pages 15-22 Coding Commentary Modifiers Used with Surgical Procedures The modifiers discussed in this article are modifiers which may be reported with surgical procedures. Some of these modifiers may also be used with other services (e.g., -22, -26). The purpose of this article is to focus on their use related to surgery; this discussion does not preclude the use of these modifiers with non-surgical procedures, if appropriate. For a complete listing of modifiers, see pages 563-567 of CPT 1992. In this article, each modifier will be listed as it appears in CPT. Then each modifier's use...

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