HCPro, JustCoding Outpatient - 2020 Issue 32 (August)

Q&A: Using modifier -59 to bypass a procedure-to-procedure edit

August 25th, 2020

Q: Can modifier -59 (distinct procedural service) be used to bypass the NCCI edit that bundles CPT codes 11055 for lesion removal and 11721 for nail debridement?

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