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sls
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February 14, 2011, 12:39:44 PM »
billing 99232 visit for post op- there is a 90 day period for the procedure, but the doctor listed a different diagnosis code then the code that we did the surgery for. what modifier can i use to report this as a different service to the surgery?
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February 14, 2011, 02:54:17 PM »
I think you are looking for the 79 modifier: "Unrelated service during postop period - Use on surgical codes only to indicate that the performance of a procedure during the postoperative period of another surgery was unrelated to the original procedure. Failure to use this modifier when appropriate may result in denial of the subsequent surgery."
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dekenn
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Re: denied for post op
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February 14, 2011, 05:06:40 PM »
Actually, 99232 is a hospital visit, not a surgical procedure, so wouldn't you use modifier 24?
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My bad - You are right. The 24 is appropriate not the 79!
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