tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2006 Issue 4

READER QUESTIONS: Decide Between 22 and Unlisted-Procedure Codes

Question: How should I determine when to report a specific CPT code with modifier 22 rather than an unlisted-procedure code? For instance, our surgeon asks us to report procedures that take extra time and effort with an unlisted-procedure code so he can better explain what he did. But I think we should be submitting the procedure code with modifier 22.Pennsylvania Subscriber Answer: If CPT provides a code that properly describes a procedure, you should report that specific code. If the physician documents significant additional time or effort to complete the procedure, you may append modifier 22 (Unusual procedural...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to tci General Surgery Coding Alert.


Leverage vital, to-the-point monthly guidance to boost your reporting accuracy and your coding know-how. We make it convenient for your team to stay informed, compliant, and profitable with a subscription to TCI’s General Surgery Coding Alert.

  • Current newsletters added each month
  • Fully searchable archives - over 2100 articles
  • ALL years/issues back to 1999 organized by year and issue
  • Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
  • Code Information pages link back to related articles
Access to this feature is available in the following products:
  • tci General Surgery Coding Alert +Archives

demo
request yours today
 subscribe
start today
 newsletter
free subscription

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.