You can append modifiers 50 and 51 to same code but check MAC policy
Question:Do you have any resources that specifically state whether modifiers 50 (Bilateral procedure) and 51 (Multiple procedures) could or should be applied on the same claim line? Our institution requests that coders apply modifier 51 for RVU allocation. It seems odd to increase the charge to 150% and also apply a 50% reduction in RVU to make it 75% the total value, if that makes sense.
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