AMA CPT® Assistant - 2005 Issue 1 (January)
Modifier 50 (January 2005)
January 2005 page 47c Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Modifier 50, 92504 (Q&A) Question Would it be appropriate to append modifier 50, Bilateral procedure, to code 92504, Binocular microscopy (separate diagnostic procedure), if both ears were tested? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective, it would not be appropriate to append modifier 50 to code 92504 for the examination of both ears. However, if only one ear is examined, then modifier 52, Reduced services, should be used to indicate that the procedure was performed on one ear. Modifier 50 (January 2005). CPT® Assistant. 2005; January 2005 page 47c ...
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