NEW! - AMA CPT Advanced Coding Pack

×

Unlock the full potential of your medical coding capabilities with the CPT® Advanced Coding Pack from the American Medical Association (AMA). Designed for professional medical coders, auditors, and billers like you, this comprehensive suite of resources provides everything you need to navigate the complexities of the CPT code set with confidence and precision.

 

Advanced Coding Pack includes:

1. CPT Assistant - Newsletter with official education and guidance
2. CPT Knowledge Base - Commonly asked coding questions answered by the experts
3. CPT Vignettes - Comprehensive clinical examples.

Add to your Find-A-Code subscription for $300 / person

Learn More and Subscribe

close

AHA Coding Clinic® for HCPCS - 2001 Issue 4

ASK the EDITOR

In the Second Quarter HCPCS Coding Clinic, “Lets talk about Modifiers”, it was stated that modifier -50 should only be appended to surgical procedures. In the Third Quarter HCPCS Coding Clinic, “Ask the Editor”, it was asked if modifier -50 could also be appended to radiological procedures that were performed bilaterally and the reply was “Yes”. However, all other reference materials that I have come across have stated that modifier -50 does not apply to radiological services (RT/LT should be used). I know that there has been talk about approving modifier -50 for radiological services, but I have seen no “official” word yet. Can you please clarify? Is it truly appropriate to append modifier -50 to radiological services? ...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to the AHA Coding Clinic® for HCPCS.

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