CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.Here are three common but ...

Coders tend to err on the side of caution when reviewing the NCCI edits or they don’t understand “when” modifiers should be appended to the CPT code to indicate a “separate ... reported modifiers is ...

Q: What CPT codes and modifiers would be used to report ... total wound surface area less than or equal to 50 square centimeters) with modifier -59 (distinct procedural service) or -XU (unusual ...

one CPT change is not about a new code but rather an old modifier. Modifier –59 is used when we want to communicate with the insurance companies that we have a distinct procedural service ...