tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2013 Issue 2

CCI Override: Bring Modifiers 24 and 57 to the Forefront

59 really isn’t you’re only ‘bypass’ option. You’re so used to using modifier 59 (Distinct procedural service) when circumstances allow you to override a Correct Coding Initiative Edit that you might not know you have other options. In fact, CMS instruction has always indicated that you should use a more specific modifier, if available, but most coders didn’t really know what those were. Now is a great time for a refresher, because CMS recently added to the list of applicable modifiers by introducing four more modifiers that Medicare contactors will accept to bypass CCI...

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