AMA CPT® Assistant - 2013 Issue 3 (March)

Modifiers (Q&A) (March 2013)

March 2013 page 14a Modifiers Question: May modifier 22, Increased Procedural Services, be appended to add-on codes? Answer: Yes. When the service(s) provided is substantially greater than that is typically required for the listed procedure, it may be identified by adding modifier 22, Increased Procedural Services, to the usual procedure code. The word procedural in the descriptor is intended to indicate that the modifier may be appended to any procedure code, but is not used with the evaluation and management (E/M) services codes. As previously stated, a copy of the operative report should be submitted with the claim to...

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