tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2022 Issue Q2

Focus on Modifiers: Find the Best Choice for Your Surgeons’ Partial Services

Use this modifier for one side of a bilateral service. When you can’t quite report a procedure code because it describes more than your surgeon actually performed, do you know which modifier can get you out of the bind? Let our experts guide you through several examples of partial service cases with a toolkit of modifiers to describe every scenario you may face. Add 26 for Professional Component Only Some procedures describe both the physician’s work and a technical component, and sometimes you’ll need to bill the components separately. Modifier 26 (Professional component) identifies the professional...

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